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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. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?
(a) By finding critical essays that support his viewpoint.
(b) By telling students that literary criticism is not important.
(c) By talking to his colleagues on the University faculty.
(d) By asking the class to vote on matters of interpretation.

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 realized that literature is not as important as survival.
(d) They began to become more orthodox.

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

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

5. Who is Mrs. Rezvan?
(a) The mother of one of Nafisi's former students, who tries to get Nafisi to start a study group.
(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 wife of one of Nafisi's former students.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?

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

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

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

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

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