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

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what do Laleh and Nafisi discuss at the restaurant?
(a) Nafisi's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(b) Laleh's expulsion from the University of Tehran.
(c) Laleh's decision to become a seamstress.
(d) The actions of the Committee on Cultural Revolution.

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 dislike the liberal qualities of the university.
(c) She chooses students who can afford to pay her on a regular basis.
(d) She chooses students who earn good grades in all their classes.

4. Why does Nafisi collect pictures of martyrs during the war?
(a) It is a superstitious action, a way to deal with forces outside her control.
(b) They are evidence that the government has committed war crimes.
(c) She sees the war as a sign that she should become more religious.
(d) She knows many of the people who are killed and wants to have a reminder of their lives.

5. Why does Nafisi see a parallel between Humbert and contemporary Iranian society?
(a) Because the ayatollahs also blame others and hide the truth.
(b) Because Humbert's actions would be prohibited in Iranian society.
(c) Because members of Iranian society would act like Humbert if they were permitted to do so.
(d) Because Humbert and the ayatollahs share similar views about sex.