1. 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 shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(c) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.

2. 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 escorted home, where her family would forbid her to go out of the house unescorted.
(c) The militia would not permit the girl to continue studying literature.
(d) The girl would be punished and humiliated for violating laws.

3. What are the biggest threats to an idealized vision of an individual or a country?
(a) The memory of what was real in the past and a sense of imagination about future possibilities.
(b) Goals for the present government.
(c) The use of literature as a teaching tool.
(d) Interactions between men and women.

4. Why are Nafisi's students like ghosts when they are walking through the streets of Tehran?
(a) They have learned to walk with a gliding motion, barely touching the ground.
(b) They hope to be invisible to the militia and arrive at their destination without confrontation.
(c) Because they wear a veil, their skin is very white like a ghost.
(d) Their black clothes hide them when they are walking at night.

5. Why did Nabokov say that every great novel is a fairy tale?
(a) Fairy tales and novels both demonstrate the beauty of the natural world.
(b) Because all good novelists begin to write after reading fairy tales.
(c) Even though fairy tales have monsters, good ultimately wins over evil.
(d) All novels are stories with imaginary characters like fairy tales.