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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?
(a) To read and study classic works of English literature.
(b) To teach classic works of English literature.
(c) To read and study classical Persian literature.
(d) To learn more about the principles of Islam.

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

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

5. Who is Mrs. Rezvan?
(a) The wife of one of Nafisi's former students.
(b) A colleague of one of Nafisi's former students, who tries to get Nafisi to return to teaching.
(c) One of Nafisi's former students.
(d) The mother of one of Nafisi's former students, who tries to get Nafisi to start a study group.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?

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

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

4. What object becomes popular in Iran?

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

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