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

2. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?
(a) Coffee and books.
(b) A foreign movie.
(c) Tea and a box of foreign chocolates.
(d) Newspapers from foreign countries.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?

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

3. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

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

5. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?

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