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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nafisi describe her memories?
(a) As the barrier between her and her students.
(b) As surrounding her every day.
(c) As invaders that arrive abruptly and unexpectedly.
(d) As sweet tastes inside her head.

2. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer has escaped to America.
(b) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.
(c) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
(d) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.

3. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?
(a) She was a highly desirable but difficult young woman.
(b) She was the victim of two crimes, losing her life and her own life story.
(c) She was not the victim she always claimed to be.
(d) She was a despicable and shallow girl.

4. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?
(a) Because he repeatedly uses force against those who stand in his way.
(b) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.
(c) Because his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.
(d) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.

5. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?
(a) They are falling in love during his class.
(b) They dislike reading the literature he assigns.
(c) They are not able to write well.
(d) They write papers that disagree with his views.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are Nafisi's children when Chapter 19 begins?

2. When the intruders enter Nafisi's house, what happens?

3. What object becomes popular in Iran?

4. What becomes part of the "landscape" of Nafisi's class?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nassrin say she has been caught in the middle of tradition and change her entire life?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 18, the room where the class meets becomes a character. How does Nafisi describe the room?

3. Why does Nafisi include Part 1, Chapter 12 in her memoir?

4. Why is it difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?

5. Why do the magician and Nafisi enjoy each other's company so much?

6. What is the similarity between Lolita's past and the past of Nafisi's students?

7. Why does Nafisi agree with Nabokov's statement that every great novel is a fairy tale?

8. What is the relationship between the imaginary rain shower and the meeting of Nafisi's class?

9. How do the university officials react to Nafisi before and after her resignation?

10. Why is there a difference between the students' level of comfort in talking about themselves and their level of comfort in discussing the novels?

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