Reading Lolita in Tehran, A Memoir in Books Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Part 1: Chapter 1 | Part 1: Chapter 2

1. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?

2. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?

3. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?

4. Where is Nafisi's apartment located?

5. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?

6. What does Nafisi see reflected in the mirror?

Short Answer Questions - Part 1: Chapter 3 | Part 1: Chapter 4

1. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?

2. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?