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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 is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.
(b) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
(c) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.
(d) The dreamer has escaped to America.

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

3. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?
(a) Why are we reading this novel?
(b) Why does Humbert try to control Lolita?
(c) Why do people find pleasure in reading such a horrible story?
(d) Why does Lolita continue to stay with Humbert?

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

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 students in Nafisi's class.
(d) The men who the students are related to.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main point of Chapter 12?

2. What is the main reason for Nafisi's resignation from the University of Tehran?

3. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

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

5. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?

(see the answer key)

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