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

2. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?
(a) The governance of the University is arbitrary.
(b) The University of Tehran is too liberal.
(c) She isn't able to do the type of scholarship the government required.
(d) She wants to teach literature to smaller groups in private.

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

4. 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 troubled businessman.
(d) A famous author.

5. 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 shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(c) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(d) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

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

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

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