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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the students begin to keep vigils at the University of Tehran?
(a) To encourage the government to close down the university.
(b) They are protesting the expulsion of their favorite professors.
(c) To prevent the university from being closed down by the government.
(d) They are tired of going to class and want to be part of the Revolution.

2. What does Nafisi describe in the epilogue?
(a) The activities of her former students after Nafisi left Iran.
(b) How she made the decision to leave Iran.
(c) Her journey to America.
(d) The memories of her former students who were executed.

3. What question does Nafisi ask at the beginning of her first class at the University of Tehran?
(a) Why should anyone read fiction?
(b) What did you think about the choice of books for this course?
(c) Why do you believe there will be a cultural revolution?
(d) Why is it important to get a college education?

4. What does Nafisi notice is missing from the walls at the university?
(a) Notices about proper conduct and attire.
(b) Pictures of political leaders.
(c) Notices about films, talks, and books.
(d) Political slogans.

5. What does Mr. Forsati want to do?
(a) Work as an official in the Iranian regime.
(b) Write a novel about life in Iran.
(c) Start a company related to videos and films.
(d) Marry one of Nafisi's students.

6. In Part 3, Chapter 14, what author does Mr. Ghoni use to indirectly question Nafisi?
(a) Vladimir Nabokov.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) F. Scott Fitzgerald.

7. How is Nafisi's generation different from that of her students?
(a) Nafisi's generation had a past to compare to their present, while her students have no past.
(b) Nafisi's generation dislike their past, while her students celebrate their past.
(c) Nafisi's generation had no past, while her students have no future.
(d) Nafisi's generation like the events of their past, while her students dislike their past.

8. What do Nafisi and the magician share on their first meeting in his apartment?
(a) A foreign movie.
(b) Coffee and books.
(c) Tea and a box of foreign chocolates.
(d) Newspapers from foreign countries.

9. What is the question Nafisi asks of all married couples?
(a) Are you still in love?
(b) Why did you get married?
(c) When did you fall in love?
(d) Did you fall in love?

10. What is the Dear Jane Society?
(a) The nickname for Nafisi's study name.
(b) A group of Nafisi's students who have broken up with their boyfriends.
(c) A secret society Nafisi's students never actually form.
(d) The nickname for Nafisi's students who love Jane Austen.

11. In Part 2, Chapter 15, what does Dr. A. do that causes a student to honor him many years later?
(a) He teaches a class on drama and film that is the most popular class on campus.
(b) He resigns his position at the university to protest changes in the curriculum.
(c) He writes a pamphlet criticizing the Iranian government, which causes students to develop independent newsletters.
(d) He testifies in Revolutionary Court in favor of a former student, which is a dangerous action.

12. What subject do both Mike Gold and F. Scott Fitzgerald write about?
(a) The value in being poor.
(b) Dreams, specifically the American Dream.
(c) Loss, specifically the loss of innocence.
(d) The morality of the wealthy.

13. What project is Nassrin working on?
(a) A thesis on the works of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
(b) Translating English texts into Persian.
(c) Reading all the works of Islamic leaders.
(d) Translating Islamic texts into English.

14. What does the study group find disturbing about the texts written by the Ayatollah Khomeini?
(a) Manna knew they had been translated.
(b) The texts are taken seriously by rulers of the country, even though they are absurd.
(c) The texts contain blasphemy, which is against the laws of morality.
(d) Nassrin had read them and was talking about their contents publicly.

15. What is Hizbollah?
(a) A group of radical Muslims who murdered the Ayatollah Taleghani.
(b) The title of a religious tract that all Iranians must follow according to the regime leaders.
(c) A religious group also known as the Party of Allah, who are determined to put God's laws into practice on earth.
(d) The name of a radical student organization at the University of Tehran.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nyazi consider to be a positive aspect of "The Great Gatsby"?

2. Who is Mr. Bahir?

3. Who does Nafisi agree not to contact after she leaves Iran?

4. What does the magician tell Nafisi she should do to help her students survive?

5. In the epilogue, Nafisi makes an allusion to which novel?

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