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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(d) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.

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

3. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?
(a) It is a morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(b) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.
(c) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(d) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.

4. What symbol does Nafisi think of when she thinks of Lolita?
(a) A school uniform.
(b) A helpless little girl.
(c) A butterfly pinned to the wall.
(d) A school report card.

5. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.
(b) Because she steals flowers.
(c) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.
(d) Because people find out she was studying literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?

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

3. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?

4. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?

5. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?

(see the answer key)

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