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

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

3. What does Nassrin's mother's teaching symbolize?
(a) A way of revisiting her childhood in a foreign country.
(b) A type of rebellion by an otherwise domesticated wife and mother.
(c) A method of learning to speak another language.
(d) An act of conformity to the prevailing government.

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

5. Chapter 15 presents a clear parallel between the character of Humbert and which group of people?
(a) The parents of the students in Nafisi's class.
(b) The mullahs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
(c) The men who the students are related to.
(d) The students in Nafisi's class.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?

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

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

4. How does Nafisi refer to her male acquaintance?

5. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?

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