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

2. 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 passion for the revolutionary cause.
(d) They share a common passion for literature.

3. How does Nafisi feel about revealing herself in class?
(a) As if she were being forced to examine herself.
(b) As if she were having her insides pulled out.
(c) As if she were surrounded by her best friends.
(d) As if she were being undressed in front of strangers.

4. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

5. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?
(a) Like a traditional literature class, with Nafisi asking questions and leading discussions.
(b) Like a lecture class, with the students taking notes on Nafisi's lectures.
(c) With students reading "revolutionary" authors and discussing the parallels to contemporary society.
(d) With the students leading discussion and choosing what to read.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nassrin describes herself as being in the middle of what for her whole life?

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

3. Why do the intruders want access to Nafisi's house?

4. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to disrupt the class discussion in Chapter 17?

3. Why does Nafisi ask her children about their memories of Iran?

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

5. Why do the magician and Nafisi enjoy each other's company so much?

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

7. Why does Nafisi agree with Nabokov's statement that every great novel is a fairy tale?

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

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

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

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