1. What is the first assignment for the students in the study group?
(a) To remember what Nafisi taught in her university classes.
(b) To create a secret language using invented words.
(c) To relax and enjoy reading.
(d) To analyze the types of women found in a piece of literature.

2. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?
(a) She wants to show how her students are the same people regardless of how they dress.
(b) The photographs are evidence that literature is more powerful than clothing.
(c) The images show the contrast between the repression of the outside world and the individuality and freedom allowed in the apartment.
(d) The photographs show how much her students changed after they studied literature.

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

4. How do the students get enough copies of "Lolita" to study?
(a) They find one copy and pass it around until everyone has read it.
(b) They find one copy and photocopy it.
(c) They order copies through a local bookstore.
(d) They go to all of the second-hand bookstores until they find enough copies.

5. What is the main point of Chapter 12?
(a) The students enjoy reading "Lolita."
(b) To provide the reader with a sketch of the class meeting to discuss "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.