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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the narrator at the beginning of the first chapter in Part II?
(a) In her apartment in Tehran.
(b) In graduate school in the United States.
(c) At the University of Tehran.
(d) At the Tehran airport.

2. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) The bookstores are closed.
(b) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.
(c) The book has been banned.
(d) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.

3. Nassrin describes herself as being in the middle of what for her whole life?
(a) In the middle of fiction and reality.
(b) In the middle of safety and danger.
(c) In the middle of tradition and change.
(d) In the middle of insubordination and obedience.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?
(a) Yassi asks if she can live with Nafisi.
(b) Yassi asks if she should remain at the University of Tehran.
(c) Yassi asks if she should go to America.
(d) Yassi asks if she is like Lolita.

5. What is Hizbollah?
(a) A religious group also known as the Party of Allah, who are determined to put God's laws into practice on earth.
(b) The title of a religious tract that all Iranians must follow according to the regime leaders.
(c) The name of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.
(d) A group of radical Muslims who murdered the Ayatollah Taleghani.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?

2. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?

3. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?

4. What do the class members take turns doing each week?

5. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?

(see the answer key)

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