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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. 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 members of Iranian society would act like Humbert if they were permitted to do so.
(c) Because Humbert's actions would be prohibited in Iranian society.
(d) Because Humbert and the ayatollahs share similar views about sex.

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

3. What does Nafisi's study group conclude about "Lolita"?
(a) She was a despicable and shallow girl.
(b) She was the victim of two crimes, losing her life and her own life story.
(c) She was a highly desirable but difficult young woman.
(d) She was not the victim she always claimed to be.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 9, what author does Nafisi discuss with the magician?
(a) Twain.
(b) Hammett.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Nabokov.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the professor ask Nima if his wife brainwashed him?

2. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?

3. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?

4. How does the professor solve problems of literary criticism?

5. How does Part 3, Chapter 11 begin?

(see the answer key)

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