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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 does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?
(a) Because his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.
(b) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.
(c) Because he repeatedly uses force against those who stand in his way.
(d) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.

2. Who was Nafisi's father?
(a) The director of a high school in Switzerland.
(b) The youngest mayor of Tehran in pre-revolutionary Iran.
(c) A famous author.
(d) A troubled businessman.

3. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(d) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?

2. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?

3. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?

4. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?

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