1. Why is Nabokov's "Invitation to a Beheading" the inspiration for Nafisi to form the study group?
(a) Nabokov wrote about conditions in post-revolutionary Iran.
(b) Nafisi is inspired by Nabokov's characters who conform to totalitarian regimes.
(c) Nafisi sees connections between Nabokov's world and post-revolutionary Iran.
(d) Nabokov symbolizes the banality of Western thought.

2. Why does Nafisi consider Humbert, Lolita's molester, such a frightening character?
(a) Because he appears normal and ordinary in other aspects of everyday life.
(b) Because he repeatedly uses force against those who stand in his way.
(c) Because his character causes Nafisi's students to question the role of men in their lives.
(d) Because he directly challenges the totalitarian government.

3. 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 learn about religious freedom.
(d) To study and discuss literature.

4. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.
(b) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.
(c) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.
(d) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.

5. What is the first work Nafisi and her students in the study group discuss?
(a) "Invitation to a Beheading."
(b) "Nabokov."
(c) "A Thousand and One Nights."
(d) "Lolita."