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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.
(b) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(c) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.
(d) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.

2. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?
(a) Both girls have been raped by older men.
(b) Both girls are reflections of Nafisi's personal experiences.
(c) Both girls have had their lives changed by reading books.
(d) Both girls have been deprived of the beauty of an ordinary, everyday life.

3. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?
(a) Why do people find pleasure in reading such a horrible story?
(b) Why does Lolita continue to stay with Humbert?
(c) Why does Humbert try to control Lolita?
(d) Why are we reading this novel?

4. Why was Nafisi's father arrested?
(a) He lost a great deal of money and could not pay the bills.
(b) He challenged the educational system.
(c) He ignored directions from those in higher levels of government.
(d) He was not a member of the religious community.

5. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?
(a) The photographs are evidence that literature is more powerful than clothing.
(b) She wants to show how her students are the same people regardless of how they dress.
(c) The images show the contrast between the repression of the outside world and the individuality and freedom allowed in the apartment.
(d) The photographs show how much her students changed after they studied literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?

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. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?

5. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?

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