1. In Part 2, Chapter 14, what do the police do to the women at the protest meeting?
(a) The police push the women with the butts of their guns, and order them to go home.
(b) The police arrest the women and take them all to jail.
(c) The police stand off to one side and watch the event without participating.
(d) The police protect the women who come to protest.

2. What does Nafisi teach during her first semester as a professor at the University of Tehran?
(a) Classes in English as a Second Language.
(b) A large seminar called Research.
(c) A large seminar using banned books.
(d) A small study group related to the works of Nabokov.

3. How does Nafisi describe the Iranian perception of America?
(a) As encouraging, signalling their renewed interest in Western thought.
(b) As mythical, combining elements of Satan and Paradise Lost.
(c) As sad, forcing her to change her way of thinking.
(d) As realistic, exposing the immorality of Western culture.

4. What does Nafisi consider to be the first lesson in democracy?
(a) All individuals have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
(b) All individuals have the right to vote for their own leaders.
(c) All individuals have the right to dress as they please.
(d) All individuals have the right to freedom of speech.

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