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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.
(c) All individuals have the right to freedom of speech.
(d) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.

2. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?
(a) By blaming himself for all of Lolita's problems.
(b) By making Lolita seem undesirable.
(c) By making Lolita seem highly desirable.
(d) By always talking in the first person.

3. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?
(a) By talking to his colleagues on the University faculty.
(b) By asking the class to vote on matters of interpretation.
(c) By finding critical essays that support his viewpoint.
(d) By telling students that literary criticism is not important.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?
(a) Hammett.
(b) Twain.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?
(a) The individual with the imaginative mind.
(b) Lolita.
(c) Humbert.
(d) The director of the summer camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?

2. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?

3. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?

5. What object becomes popular in Iran?

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