View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 6 - 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nafisi see a parallel between Humbert and contemporary Iranian society?
(a) Because the ayatollahs also blame others and hide the truth.
(b) Because Humbert's actions would be prohibited in Iranian society.
(c) Because members of Iranian society would act like Humbert if they were permitted to do so.
(d) Because Humbert and the ayatollahs share similar views about sex.

2. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?
(a) Because Nima and his wife both voted against the professor's views.
(b) Because Nima always relied on his wife to answer questions.
(c) Because the professor valued the opinions of women more than the opinions of men.
(d) Because the professor believed Nima's wife was a better student.

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

4. In Chapter 20, Nafisi tells a story about what event that happened to Manna and Nima?
(a) They began to become more orthodox.
(b) They realized that literature is not as important as survival.
(c) They were expelled from the university.
(d) They were kicked out of the study group.

5. Who does Nafisi meet with in Part 3, Chapter 10?
(a) Local religious leaders.
(b) Her study group.
(c) The magician.
(d) Officials at a local university.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 6, why does Nafisi join a group?

2. In "Lolita," how does Humbert attempt to gain the reader's sympathy?

3. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?

4. What does Nafisi describe as the crux of the problem in "Lolita"?

5. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 408 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample