1. What political event described at the beginning of Chapter 9 sets the tone for the subsequent actions of Nafisi's students?
(a) The student occupation of the American Embassy in Tehran.
(b) The arrest of a popular professor for refusing to follow the regime's laws.
(c) The overthrow of the leadership of the University of Tehran.
(d) The invasion of Iran by Iraq.

2. What activity does Nafisi do with her students to help them understand the characters in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"?
(a) She takes them to a cafe.
(b) She puts the main character on trial.
(c) She dances with them.
(d) She asks them to write descriptions of the main characters.

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

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