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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 6 - 11.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?
(a) Lolita is in love with Humbert.
(b) Humbert is in love with Lolita.
(c) Humbert does not understand Lolita.
(d) Lolita has no other choice but to stay with Humbert.
2. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to freedom of speech.
(b) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.
(c) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.
(d) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
3. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?
(a) She was a highly desirable but difficult young woman.
(b) She was a despicable and shallow girl.
(c) She was not the victim she always claimed to be.
(d) She was the victim of two crimes, losing her life and her own life story.
4. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?
(a) By making Lolita seem highly desirable.
(b) By making Lolita seem undesirable.
(c) By blaming himself for all of Lolita's problems.
(d) By always talking in the first person.
5. What object becomes popular in Iran?
(a) Foreign language novels.
(b) The Great Gatsby.
(c) A satellite dish.
(d) A mirror.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?
2. Why does Nafisi see a parallel between Humbert and contemporary Iranian society?
3. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?
4. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?
5. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?
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