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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?
(a) She is more concerned with literature and the inner world of knowledge.
(b) Her belongings were taken by revolutionaries.
(c) She is too poor to afford material possessions.
(d) Her mother does not believe those items are appropriate for women.

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

3. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?
(a) Yassi asks if she can live with Nafisi.
(b) Yassi asks if she is like Lolita.
(c) Yassi asks if she should remain at the University of Tehran.
(d) Yassi asks if she should go to America.

4. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?
(a) Lolita and Nafisi's students are perfect images of the ideal woman in a totalitarian regime.
(b) Lolita and Nafisi's students are props in someone else's quest to find the perfect image.
(c) Lolita and Nafisi's students both exhibit characteristics of heroism in dealing with their past.
(d) Lolita and Nafisi's students are both stuck in the past, unable to accept present conditions.

5. What does Nafisi see reflected in the mirror?
(a) A hospital.
(b) Her students.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?

2. How does Nabokov's character Cincinnatus C. become a hero?

3. What symbol does Nafisi think of when she thinks of Lolita?

4. Why is Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading" the inspiration for Nafisi to form the study group?

5. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?

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