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

2. What scene opens Chapter 12?
(a) Nafisi teaching a class at the University.
(b) The members of the class arriving at Nafisi's house.
(c) Nafisi search for books in a bookstore.
(d) The class sitting around a table in Nafisi's apartment.

3. Why is Mashid jailed?
(a) Because she tells her parents she was translating Islamic texts into English.
(b) Because she is associated with a dissident organization.
(c) Because people find out she was studying literature.
(d) Because she steals flowers.

4. In Chapter 9, what does Nafisi do to answer Yassi's question?
(a) Nafisi shows Yassi pictures of her childhood.
(b) Nafisi tells Yassi to ask her parents for assistance.
(c) Nafisi uses literature as a point of reference for her answer.
(d) Nafisi tells Yassi that she should not get married while she is young.

5. How does Nafisi introduce the reader to the students in her class?
(a) She describes the students as a group so the reader understands the importance of community.
(b) She shows the photograph that was taken of the group of students.
(c) She describes the arrival of each student on the first day of class.
(d) She gives each student a nickname based on their favorite book.