1. What would happen if the "Blood of God" militia saw a girl with nail polish or a strand of loose hair?
(a) The girl would be beheaded as an example of an evil woman.
(b) The girl would be punished and humiliated for violating laws.
(c) The girl would be escorted home, where her family would forbid her to go out of the house unescorted.
(d) The militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.

2. According to Zarrin, when is a novel moral?
(a) When the characters conform to moral laws and values.
(b) When the government approves of the content.
(c) When the reader is able to relate to the moral choices of the characters.
(d) When it makes the reader confront the absolutes in his or her belief system.

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

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

5. What is Hizbollah?
(a) A religious group also known as the Party of Allah, who are determined to put God's laws into practice on earth.
(b) A group of radical Muslims who murdered the Ayatollah Taleghani.
(c) The name of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.
(d) The title of a religious tract that all Iranians must follow according to the regime leaders.