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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?
(a) They find one copy and photocopy it.
(b) They order copies through a local bookstore.
(c) They find one copy and pass it around until everyone has read it.
(d) They go to all of the second-hand bookstores until they find enough copies.

3. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?
(a) By telling students that literary criticism is not important.
(b) By talking to his colleagues on the University faculty.
(c) By finding critical essays that support his viewpoint.
(d) By asking the class to vote on matters of interpretation.

4. 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 an example of how to achieve perfection.
(c) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(d) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?

2. What happens to the everyday lives of Nafisi and her students as a result of the secret class?

3. Where are Nafisi's children when Chapter 19 begins?

4. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?

5. How does Nafisi describe her memories?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the green gate Nafisi mentions in Chapter 9?

2. Azin asks the group if a woman has the same right as a man to enjoy sex. Why does this question surprise the group?

3. Why does Nassrin say she has been caught in the middle of tradition and change her entire life?

4. What is the relationship between the imaginary rain shower and the meeting of Nafisi's class?

5. Why does Nafisi include Part 1, Chapter 12 in her memoir?

6. Why does Nafisi refer to two photographs in the first chapter?

7. Why do Mitra and the other students find the Thursday study group to be significant?

8. How is the generation of Nafisi's students different from the generation of Nafisi and her peers?

9. How does the Iranian regime expect women to behave on the streets of Tehran?

10. What factors cause Nafisi to resign from her position at the university?

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