1. Why does Nafisi return to the two photographs of her students in Chapter 7?
(a) The photographs are evidence that literature is more powerful than clothing.
(b) She wants to show how her students are the same people regardless of how they dress.
(c) The photographs show how much her students changed after they studied literature.
(d) The images show the contrast between the repression of the outside world and the individuality and freedom allowed in the apartment.

2. 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.

3. How does Nafisi select her students for the small study group?
(a) She chooses students who are loners or outsiders.
(b) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.
(c) She chooses students who dislike the liberal qualities of the university.
(d) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.

4. How do the Iranian authorities view the country's past?
(a) Iran's past is considered important in the development of a perfect Koranic society.
(b) The past is irrelevant to the leaders who want to establish a perfect Koranic society.
(c) The Iranian leaders see the country's past as an example for other societies.
(d) Iran's past is used as a foundation for the development of a more modern society.

5. In Chapter 9, what does Yassi ask Nafisi ?
(a) Yassi asks if she is like Lolita.
(b) Yassi asks if she can live with Nafisi.
(c) Yassi asks if she should remain at the University of Tehran.
(d) Yassi asks if she should go to America.