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

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

3. What scene opens Chapter 12?
(a) Nafisi teaching a class at the University.
(b) Nafisi search for books in a bookstore.
(c) The members of the class arriving at Nafisi's house.
(d) The class sitting around a table in Nafisi's apartment.

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

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