1. 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 too poor to afford material possessions.
(c) She is more concerned with literature and the inner world of knowledge.
(d) Her belongings were taken by revolutionaries.

2. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?
(a) The photographs show how much her students changed after they studied literature.
(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 are evidence that literature is more powerful than clothing.
(d) She wants to show how her students are the same people regardless of how they dress.

3. Why does Nafisi include the scene from "Invitation to a Beheading" in Chapter 22?
(a) It illustrates the way totalitarian governments force victims to participate in crimes against themselves.
(b) The scene was just studied in Nafisi's study group.
(c) Nafisi believes that scene shows how her students will be mistreated if they are thrown in jail.
(d) She is making the point that all governments are corrupt.

4. What does Nafisi believe is the main point of "Lolita"?
(a) It is a morality tale about what happens to girls who disobey.
(b) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.
(c) It is a critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(d) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.

5. Why does the male student have to meet with Nafisi separately?
(a) His schedule does not permit him to meet with the female students.
(b) A group with men and women would arouse suspicion from the Islamist authorities.
(c) The female students do not like having a male student in their class.
(d) Nafisi believes that male and female students learn differently.