2. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she steals flowers.
(b) Because people find out she was studying literature.
(c) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.
(d) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.

3. What does the class strive to do in their study of literature?
(a) Discover ways to question religious authorities.
(b) Learn how to be better writers.
(c) Discover truths about beauty and human nature.
(d) Find answers about political ideology.

4. What secret does Nassrin tell Nafisi?
(a) She had left her family to work for an Islamist student group.
(b) She was leaving for America.
(c) She had been sexually abused by her youngest uncle.
(d) She had been married and divorced.

5. Who was Nafisi's father?
(a) The youngest mayor of Tehran in pre-revolutionary Iran.
(b) The director of a high school in Switzerland.
(c) A famous author.
(d) A troubled businessman.

6. What causes Manna and Nima to fall in love?
(a) They share a common passion for literature.
(b) They share a passion for the revolutionary cause.
(c) They see parallels between their lives and the lives of Humbert and Lolita.
(d) They are in the same literature study group.

7. 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 critique of what occurs in totalitarian systems.
(c) It is an example of how to achieve perfection.
(d) It is a demonstration of religious fanaticism.

8. How does Nafisi's acquaintance describe her students?
(a) As "fine people."
(b) As "pretty women."
(c) As "nice girls."
(d) As "good students."

9. Why is Negar upset?
(a) She is not allowed to console a friend who had been poorly treated at school.
(b) She is being taken to jail for insubordination.
(c) She is not allowed to join Nafisi's literature discussions.
(d) Her friendship bracelet has been taken away at school.

10. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.
(b) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
(c) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(d) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.

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

12. In Chapter 14, what question does Mitra ask about "Lolita"?
(a) Why does Humbert try to control Lolita?
(b) Why are we reading this novel?
(c) Why do people find pleasure in reading such a horrible story?
(d) Why does Lolita continue to stay with Humbert?

13. Who is the villain in "Lolita"?
(a) The individual with the imaginative mind.
(b) Humbert.
(c) The director of the summer camp.
(d) Lolita.

14. Where does Nafisi write her class notes?
(a) Small scraps of paper.
(b) Lined paper tablets.
(c) Pocket calendars.
(d) Big diaries.

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