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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. Why do the intruders want access to Nafisi's house?
(a) They think she is selling and using drugs.
(b) They are searching for contraband.
(c) They want to see what was happening on her neighbor's property.
(d) She is able to provide them with safety.

2. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?
(a) Lolita has no other choice but to stay with Humbert.
(b) Humbert is in love with Lolita.
(c) Humbert does not understand Lolita.
(d) Lolita is in love with Humbert.

3. Why is Nafisi nervous about the intruders being in her house?
(a) She has a forbidden satellite dish.
(b) She hasn't cleaned the house for a religious celebration.
(c) She believes her neighbor will blame her for whatever happens.
(d) She has young children who are afraid of guns.

4. Nassrin describes herself as being in the middle of what for her whole life?
(a) In the middle of fiction and reality.
(b) In the middle of tradition and change.
(c) In the middle of insubordination and obedience.
(d) In the middle of safety and danger.

5. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?
(a) The desire for beauty.
(b) The desire for morality.
(c) The desire for truth.
(d) The desire for justice.

Short Answer Questions

1. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?

2. What is Nafisi doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?

3. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?

4. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?

5. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nafisi describe the three types of women portrayed in "A Thousand and One Nights"?

2. According to Nafisi, what is life like for a "normal Iranian citizen"?

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

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

5. Why does Nafisi believe the scene where Humbert picked up Lolita at summer camp is the heart of Nabokov's novel?

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

7. In Chapter 2, why does Nafisi describe the first meeting of the study group in present tense instead of past tense?

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

9. How is Professor X's method of teaching literature different than Nafisi's method of teaching literature?

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

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