View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?
(a) To study and discuss literature.
(b) To plan ways to join the revolution.
(c) To learn about religious freedom.
(d) To escape the University of Tehran.

2. Where is Nafisi's apartment located?
(a) On the campus of the University of Tehran.
(b) Across from an ex-American hospital.
(c) In the middle of a mountain range.
(d) Above a restaurant.

3. What is the first work Nafisi and her students in the study group discuss?
(a) "Nabokov."
(b) "Invitation to a Beheading."
(c) "A Thousand and One Nights."
(d) "Lolita."

4. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.
(b) The book has been banned.
(c) The bookstores are closed.
(d) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.

5. 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) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(d) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

2. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?

3. What is the best definition of Nabokov's term "poshlust"?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 445 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample