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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. How does Nafisi's male acquaintance think he can tell a person's character?
(a) By watching them walk.
(b) By looking at their photo.
(c) By holding something they have worn.
(d) By listening to them speak.

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

3. Why does the literature professor dislike Manna and Nima?
(a) They are falling in love during his class.
(b) They are not able to write well.
(c) They dislike reading the literature he assigns.
(d) They write papers that disagree with his views.

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

5. 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 does Lolita continue to stay with Humbert?
(d) Why do people find pleasure in reading such a horrible story?

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?

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

4. Why is Negar upset?

5. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Vera Nabokov, what is the beauty in "Lolita" and why is it missed by critics?

2. In Part 1, Chapter 18, the room where the class meets becomes a character. How does Nafisi describe the room?

3. Why is there a difference between the students' level of comfort in talking about themselves and their level of comfort in discussing the novels?

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

5. What is the purpose of the dreams that Nafisi describes?

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

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

8. How do the university officials react to Nafisi before and after her resignation?

9. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert to be a seducer of the readers of "Lolita"?

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

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