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

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

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

4. 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 beheaded as an example of an evil woman.
(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 militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.

5. What is the first assignment for the students in the study group?
(a) To analyze the types of women found in a piece of literature.
(b) To create a secret language using invented words.
(c) To remember what Nafisi taught in her university classes.
(d) To relax and enjoy reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mashid jailed?

2. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?

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

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

5. What is the first work Nafisi and her students in the study group discuss?

(see the answer key)

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