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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?
(a) They have learned to walk with a gliding motion, barely touching the ground.
(b) Their black clothes hide them when they are walking at night.
(c) Because they wear a veil, their skin is very white like a ghost.
(d) They hope to be invisible to the militia and arrive at their destination without confrontation.

2. Why do the students meet in Nafisi's apartment?
(a) To plan ways to join the revolution.
(b) To escape the University of Tehran.
(c) To study and discuss literature.
(d) To learn about religious freedom.

3. Where is Nafisi's apartment located?
(a) In the middle of a mountain range.
(b) On the campus of the University of Tehran.
(c) Across from an ex-American hospital.
(d) Above a restaurant.

4. How does Nafisi refer to her male acquaintance?
(a) As "my magician."
(b) As "my boyfriend."
(c) As "my mentor."
(d) As "my colleague."

5. What does Nassrin's mother teach her daughter?
(a) French.
(b) German.
(c) English.
(d) Arabic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading" the inspiration for Nafisi to form the study group?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 18, what does Nafisi ask the reader to imagine?

3. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?

4. Who demands entry into Nafisi's house?

5. According to Nafisi, how is Yassi like Lolita?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the green gate Nafisi mentions in Chapter 9?

2. Why is it difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 18, the room where the class meets becomes a character. How does Nafisi describe the room?

4. Why does Nafisi include Part 1, Chapter 12 in her memoir?

5. Why does Nafisi ask her children about their memories of Iran?

6. What is the relationship between the imaginary rain shower and the meeting of Nafisi's class?

7. According to Vera Nabokov, what is the beauty in "Lolita" and why is it missed by critics?

8. Why do the magician and Nafisi enjoy each other's company so much?

9. What is the similarity between Lolita's past and the past of Nafisi's students?

10. Why does Nassrin say she has been caught in the middle of tradition and change her entire life?

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