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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Twain.
(c) Nabokov.
(d) Hammett.

2. 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.

3. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?
(a) The girl would be beheaded as an example of an evil woman.
(b) The militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.
(c) The girl would be punished and humiliated for violating laws.
(d) The girl would be escorted home, where her family would forbid her to go out of the house unescorted.

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

5. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?
(a) They are in the same literature study group.
(b) They see parallels between their lives and the lives of Humbert and Lolita.
(c) They share a common passion for literature.
(d) They share a passion for the revolutionary cause.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

2. What do the class members take turns doing each week?

3. Why are Nafisi and her students in the room?

4. What object becomes popular in Iran?

5. How did Nafisi learn of her father's arrest?

(see the answer key)

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