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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Marjane Satrapi emulate her grandfather?
(a) She reads the same books that inspired him
(b) She goes among the people to hear what they think
(c) She eats the same diet he was given while in prison
(d) She stays in the bath until her skin is as wrinkled as his

2. What did Mohammad Reza Pahlavi have to give up, in order to lead Iran?
(a) Nothing
(b) Iranian oil
(c) Control of the parliament to the opposition parties
(d) Borderlands

3. Why is Satrapi’s mother upset with her and Mehri?
(a) For putting themselves in danger
(b) For lying to her
(c) For stealing from her
(d) For not telling her where they were going

4. Who immediately succeeded Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran?
(a) Mossadeq
(b) Reza Shah
(c) Shell Oil
(d) Alexander the Great

5. How does Satrapi’s father characterize Mohammad Reza Pahlavi?
(a) As a popular leader
(b) As a popular leader
(c) As a tool of the English
(d) As a humble reformer

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the source of Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the king?

2. What Marjane Satrapi’s solution to not knowing anything?

3. What does Satrapi’s mother threaten to do to her, if she beats up Ramin?

4. What is Satrapi’s father’s reaction when he hears about Mehri’s romance with the neighbor boy?

5. What does Satrapi get in trouble for, after the schools reopen?

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