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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. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?
(a) Because the professor believed Nima's wife was a better student.
(b) Because Nima always relied on his wife to answer questions.
(c) Because the professor valued the opinions of women more than the opinions of men.
(d) Because Nima and his wife both voted against the professor's views.

2. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?
(a) They were expelled from the university.
(b) They were kicked out of the study group.
(c) They began to become more orthodox.
(d) They realized that literature is not as important as survival.

3. What object becomes popular in Iran?
(a) Foreign language novels.
(b) A satellite dish.
(c) A mirror.
(d) The Great Gatsby.

4. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Local religious leaders.
(b) Her study group.
(c) The magician.
(d) Officials at a local university.

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. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

2. Who is Mrs. Rezvan?

3. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?

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

5. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?

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