1. 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.

2. Nassrin describes herself as being in the middle of what for her whole life?
(a) In the middle of fiction and reality.
(b) In the middle of safety and danger.
(c) In the middle of insubordination and obedience.
(d) In the middle of tradition and change.

3. How does Nafisi feel about revealing herself in class?
(a) As if she were being undressed in front of strangers.
(b) As if she were being forced to examine herself.
(c) As if she were having her insides pulled out.
(d) As if she were surrounded by her best friends.

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

5. How does Nafisi structure the first class sessions?
(a) With the students leading discussion and choosing what to read.
(b) With students reading "revolutionary" authors and discussing the parallels to contemporary society.
(c) Like a traditional literature class, with Nafisi asking questions and leading discussions.
(d) Like a lecture class, with the students taking notes on Nafisi's lectures.