1. The desire for what intangible object drives Nafisi's students?
(a) The desire for beauty.
(b) The desire for truth.
(c) The desire for justice.
(d) The desire for morality.

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

3. What is the best definition of Nabokov's term "poshlust"?
(a) The use of reality to contrast with a system of barbaric ritual.
(b) The ability to remain heroic in the midst of banality and extreme brutality.
(c) Beauty in the midst of a brutal government regime.
(d) Empty rituals, false importance, and the reduction of reality to banality.

4. Why does Nafisi's apartment lack matching furniture and fancy window dressings?
(a) Her mother does not believe those items are appropriate for women.
(b) She is more concerned with literature and the inner world of knowledge.
(c) She is too poor to afford material possessions.
(d) Her belongings were taken by revolutionaries.

5. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.
(d) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.