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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 freedom of speech.
(b) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(c) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.
(d) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.

2. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?
(a) They are in the same literature study group.
(b) They share a common passion for literature.
(c) They share a passion for the revolutionary cause.
(d) They see parallels between their lives and the lives of Humbert and Lolita.

3. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?
(a) Humbert is in love with Lolita.
(b) Humbert does not understand Lolita.
(c) Lolita has no other choice but to stay with Humbert.
(d) Lolita is in love with Humbert.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?

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

3. Why does Nafisi see a parallel between Humbert and contemporary Iranian society?

4. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?

5. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?

(see the answer key)

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