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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 15, how does the study group define a villain?
(a) One who knowingly challenges the religious culture of the ruling party.
(b) One who bows to authority figures.
(c) One who molests a child.
(d) One who lacks curiosity about other people, being only interested in his/her vision of other people.

2. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?
(a) Learn how to be better writers.
(b) Find answers about political ideology.
(c) Discover ways to question religious authorities.
(d) Discover truths about beauty and human nature.

3. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?
(a) It is a morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(b) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(c) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.
(d) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.

4. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?
(a) Arabic.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) English.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nafisi's male acquaintance think he can tell a person's character?

2. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?

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

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

5. What scene opens Chapter 12?

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