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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.
(b) Because people find out she was studying literature.
(c) Because she steals flowers.
(d) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.

2. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(d) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.

3. 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 both stuck in the past, unable to accept present conditions.
(c) Lolita and Nafisi's students both exhibit characteristics of heroism in dealing with their past.
(d) Lolita and Nafisi's students are props in someone else's quest to find the perfect image.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?

2. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

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

4. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?

5. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?

(see the answer key)

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