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

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

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

4. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.
(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 life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?

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

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