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

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

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

4. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.
(b) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(c) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.
(d) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.

5. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?
(a) Because Switzerland is the model for the type of government the Ministry of Education is trying to establish.
(b) Because Switzerland has schools with conservative values just like the conservative values of the University of Tehran.
(c) Because the officials believe the University of Tehran is too conservative and should be more like schools in Switzerland.
(d) Because the University of Tehran is the most liberal campus in Iran, and Switzerland is the byword for Western lax and decadent behavior.