1. According to Nafisi, how is the character of Lolita like Nafisi's students?
(a) Lolita and Nafisi's students both exhibit characteristics of heroism in dealing with their past.
(b) Lolita and Nafisi's students are both stuck in the past, unable to accept present conditions.
(c) Lolita and Nafisi's students are perfect images of the ideal woman in a totalitarian regime.
(d) Lolita and Nafisi's students are props in someone else's quest to find the perfect image.

2. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?
(a) Their black clothes hide them when they are walking at night.
(b) They have learned to walk with a gliding motion, barely touching the ground.
(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.

3. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?
(a) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.
(b) She chooses students who are loners or outsiders.
(c) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.
(d) She chooses students who dislike the liberal qualities of the university.

4. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?
(a) Goals for the present government.
(b) The use of literature as a teaching tool.
(c) The memory of what was real in the past and a sense of imagination about future possibilities.
(d) Interactions between men and women.

5. 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 morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(c) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.
(d) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.