1. 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) The images show the contrast between the repression of the outside world and the individuality and freedom allowed in the apartment.
(c) The photographs show how much her students changed after they studied literature.
(d) She wants to show how her students are the same people regardless of how they dress.

2. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?
(a) With the students leading discussion and choosing what to read.
(b) Like a lecture class, with the students taking notes on Nafisi's lectures.
(c) Like a traditional literature class, with Nafisi asking questions and leading discussions.
(d) With students reading "revolutionary" authors and discussing the parallels to contemporary society.

3. Chapter 12 takes place during which season?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Fall.

4. What is Nafisi doing at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Looking at the photographs of the girls.
(b) Remembering her life as a child.
(c) Cleaning out her office at the University of Tehran.
(d) Looking over the class notes she kept from the study sessions.

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