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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Chapters 13 - 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the closeness of the room do to Nafisi and her students?
(a) It prohibits them from sharing their personal thoughts.
(b) It makes them nervous and uncomfortable.
(c) It creates a false sense of security in their daily life.
(d) It causes them to become personal and intimate.

2. Who does Nafisi believe is an example of a National Writer?
(a) She believes Mark Twain is an example of a National Writer.
(b) She believes all writers are National Writers.
(c) She believes Nabokov is an example of a National Writer.
(d) She believes all writers are national writers, but no writer is a National Writer.

3. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?
(a) Students from Nafisi's study group.
(b) Members of the Revolutionary Committee.
(c) The ayatollahs.
(d) Nafisi's children.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.
(b) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(c) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.

5. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?
(a) They find one copy and pass it around until everyone has read it.
(b) They order copies through a local bookstore.
(c) They find one copy and photocopy it.
(d) They go to all of the second-hand bookstores until they find enough copies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?

2. What gift does Mrs. Rezvan give Nafisi?

3. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?

4. Why is Negar upset?

5. What is Nafisi doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?

(see the answer key)

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