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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. What symbol does Nafisi think of when she thinks of Lolita?
(a) A school uniform.
(b) A butterfly pinned to the wall.
(c) A helpless little girl.
(d) A school report card.

2. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?
(a) The militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.
(b) The girl would be escorted home, where her family would forbid her to go out of the house unescorted.
(c) The girl would be punished and humiliated for violating laws.
(d) The girl would be beheaded as an example of an evil woman.

3. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(b) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(c) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.

4. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer has escaped to America.
(b) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
(c) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.
(d) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.

5. What do the class members take turns doing each week?
(a) They take turns leading the group discussion.
(b) They take turns telling their private stories.
(c) They take turns reading a published copy of "Lolita."
(d) They take turns providing pastry for breaks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nafisi's father?

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

3. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?

4. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

5. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?

(see the answer key)

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