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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 23 - 31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mike Gold?
(a) The chair of the English Department at the University of Tehran.
(b) The editor of a radical literary journal and the subject of Nafisi's dissertation.
(c) Nafisi's first husband and a leader in the Iranian Revolution.
(d) Nafisi's first literature student at the University of Tehran.

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

3. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.
(b) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(c) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.
(d) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.

4. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?
(a) They write papers that disagree with his views.
(b) They are not able to write well.
(c) They dislike reading the literature he assigns.
(d) They are falling in love during his class.

5. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?
(a) To a meeting at the magician's house.
(b) To a screening of foreign films by a Russian director.
(c) To a concert by foreign musicians.
(d) To a class at a foreign university.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the intruders enter Nafisi's house, what happens?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?

3. What scene opens Chapter 12?

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

5. Why does Nafisi form a friendship with Jeff?

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