1. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?
(a) A group with men and women would arouse suspicion from the Islamist authorities.
(b) The female students do not like having a male student in their class.
(c) Nafisi believes that male and female students learn differently.
(d) His schedule does not permit him to meet with the female students.

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 his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.
(c) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.
(d) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.

3. What is the main point of Chapter 12?
(a) Copies of books are not readily available in Tehran.
(b) To provide the reader with a sketch of the class meeting to discuss "Lolita."
(c) To provide the reader with an understanding of how "Lolita" was sold in Tehran.
(d) The students enjoy reading "Lolita."

4. What is Nafisi doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Cleaning out her office at the University of Tehran.
(b) Remembering her life as a child.
(c) Looking at the photographs of the girls.
(d) Looking over the class notes she kept from the study sessions.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what are Nafisi and her male acquaintance discussing?
(a) How life in the Islamic Republic has turned everyday activities into exciting secret missions.
(b) The types of literature that should be discussed in a private study group.
(c) Where to find food and books in Tehran.
(d) What happened when the University of Tehran was closed.