1. What is the dream Nafisi and her students share?
(a) The dreamer is captured by the morality police.
(b) The dreamer is able to purchase and read any book she wants.
(c) The dreamer is not wearing a veil and is running away.
(d) The dreamer has escaped to America.

2. Why does Nafisi include a chapter on "Washington Square"?
(a) It is a statement about the importance of Henry James.
(b) It is a memorial to a former student who was executed.
(c) It is a symbol of the difficulties being faced by Nafisi's students.
(d) It is a book that reminds Nafisi of her childhood.

3. In Part 3, Chapter 19, where does Nafisi go?
(a) To a concert by foreign musicians.
(b) To a class at a foreign university.
(c) To a meeting at the magician's house.
(d) To a screening of foreign films by a Russian director.

4. What is the relationship between Nafisi and her first husband?
(a) They clash over appropriate ways for women to behave and ultimately divorce.
(b) She learns from him how to become a traditional Iranian wife.
(c) They enjoy a good relationship until Nafisi begins demonstrating in support of the Iranian government.
(d) He teaches her how to become a demonstrator and serves as her first mentor.

5. What teaching technique does Nafisi use in conjunction with the study of "The Great Gatsby"?
(a) The class puts the novel on trial, choosing people to play the roles of lawyers, judge, and jury.
(b) She teaches the novel using the Socratic method, which the students have never seen before.
(c) She chooses students to lead the class discussion.
(d) Nafisi asks the students to construct character sketches of the novel's main characters and compare the sketches to their own lives.