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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. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?
(a) She had been sexually abused by her youngest uncle.
(b) She had left her family to work for an Islamist student group.
(c) She was leaving for America.
(d) She had been married and divorced.

2. Why do the intruders want access to Nafisi's house?
(a) She is able to provide them with safety.
(b) They think she is selling and using drugs.
(c) They are searching for contraband.
(d) They want to see what was happening on her neighbor's property.

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

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

5. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?
(a) They go to all of the second-hand bookstores until they find enough copies.
(b) They find one copy and photocopy it.
(c) They find one copy and pass it around until everyone has read it.
(d) They order copies through a local bookstore.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Nafisi nervous about the intruders being in her house?

3. Where do the intruders to Nafisi's house go once they are in her house?

4. What is the main point of Chapter 12?

5. What does Nafisi teach during her first semester as a professor at the University of Tehran?

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