1. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?
(a) He teaches her how to become a demonstrator and serves as her first mentor.
(b) They enjoy a good relationship until Nafisi begins demonstrating in support of the Iranian government.
(c) They clash over appropriate ways for women to behave and ultimately divorce.
(d) She learns from him how to become a traditional Iranian wife.

2. What object does Nafisi refer to when she first describes the students in her study group?
(a) A veil.
(b) Her apartment.
(c) A photograph.
(d) Tehran.

3. What teaching technique does Nafisi use in conjunction with the study of "The Great Gatsby"?
(a) Nafisi asks the students to construct character sketches of the novel's main characters and compare the sketches to their own lives.
(b) She chooses students to lead the class discussion.
(c) She teaches the novel using the Socratic method, which the students have never seen before.
(d) The class puts the novel on trial, choosing people to play the roles of lawyers, judge, and jury.

4. Why is it so difficult to find a copy of "Lolita" in Tehran?
(a) Students prefer to read from photocopies, not books.
(b) The bookstores are unable to order books with female characters.
(c) The bookstores are closed.
(d) The book has been banned.

5. What does the study group find disturbing about the texts written by the Ayatollah Khomeini?
(a) The texts are taken seriously by rulers of the country, even though they are absurd.
(b) Manna knew they had been translated.
(c) Nassrin had read them and was talking about their contents publicly.
(d) The texts contain blasphemy, which is against the laws of morality.