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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Chapters 12 - 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?
(a) Because he repeatedly uses force against those who stand in his way.
(b) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.
(c) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.
(d) Because his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.

3. Who are the Mujahedeen?
(a) The members of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.
(b) The leaders of the University of Tehran.
(c) A group called the Party of Allah.
(d) A radical religious organization that claims to be the spiritual and political heir of the deceased Ayatollah Taleghani.

4. At the beginning of Chapter 18, what does Nafisi ask the reader to imagine?
(a) They are at the university.
(b) They are inside her apartment.
(c) They are walking down a leafy path.
(d) They are standing on a street in Tehran.

5. 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 an example of how to achieve perfection.
(c) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.
(d) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?

2. What does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?

3. How does Nafisi's acquaintance describe her students?

4. Who is Mr. Bahir?

5. How does Nafisi's male acquaintance think he can tell a person's character?

(see the answer key)

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