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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1 - 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?
(a) Both girls are reflections of Nafisi's personal experiences.
(b) Both girls have had their lives changed by reading books.
(c) Both girls have been deprived of the beauty of an ordinary, everyday life.
(d) Both girls have been raped by older men.

2. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) The book has been banned.
(b) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.
(c) The bookstores are closed.
(d) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.

3. When the intruders enter Nafisi's house, what happens?
(a) They take her children away.
(b) There is a gun battle with Nafisi's neighbor.
(c) They catch Nafisi and the study group reading a book.
(d) The doorbell rings.

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

5. Where are Nafisi's children when Chapter 19 begins?
(a) At a restaurant.
(b) Washington.
(c) Jail.
(d) Tehran.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 15 presents a clear parallel between the character of Humbert and which group of people?

2. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?

3. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?

4. What is Hizbollah?

5. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?

(see the answer key)

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