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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what are Nafisi and her male acquaintance discussing?
(a) Where to find food and books in Tehran.
(b) The types of literature that should be discussed in a private study group.
(c) How life in the Islamic Republic has turned everyday activities into exciting secret missions.
(d) What happened when the University of Tehran was closed.

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

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

4. What is Nafisi doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Looking over the class notes she kept from the study sessions.
(b) Looking at the photographs of the girls.
(c) Remembering her life as a child.
(d) Cleaning out her office at the University of Tehran.

5. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?
(a) Goals for the present government.
(b) The use of literature as a teaching tool.
(c) Interactions between men and women.
(d) The memory of what was real in the past and a sense of imagination about future possibilities.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nabokov's character Cincinnatus C. become a hero?

2. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

3. What does Nafisi see reflected in the mirror?

4. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?

5. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?

(see the answer key)

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