1. Why do Ministry of Education officials ask the faculty at Nafisi's school if they thought they were in Switzerland?
(a) Because the University of Tehran is the most liberal campus in Iran, and Switzerland is the byword for Western lax and decadent behavior.
(b) Because Switzerland is the model for the type of government the Ministry of Education is trying to establish.
(c) Because the officials believe the University of Tehran is too conservative and should be more like schools in Switzerland.
(d) Because Switzerland has schools with conservative values just like the conservative values of the University of Tehran.

2. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(b) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.
(c) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.
(d) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.

3. Why is Nafisi worried about her students?
(a) Because the students are not interested in reading and discussing literature.
(b) She is concerned that they will be punished by their families for attending her class.
(c) Because her students show no signs of being individuals.
(d) She is worried that they cannot afford the flowers she expects them to bring.

4. What is the best definition of Nabokov's term "poshlust"?
(a) Beauty in the midst of a brutal government regime.
(b) The ability to remain heroic in the midst of banality and extreme brutality.
(c) Empty rituals, false importance, and the reduction of reality to banality.
(d) The use of reality to contrast with a system of barbaric ritual.

5. 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.