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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Satrapi’s mother pressured to do?
(a) Have sex with the Guardians of the Revolution
(b) Leave the country
(c) Wear a veil
(d) Pay bribes to the Guardians of the Revolution

2. What cause did the people finally get to celebrate?
(a) Democratic reforms
(b) Victory in the war with Iraq
(c) The king's departure
(d) Increased liberties

3. What state is Iran in when Satrapi and her family return from vacation?
(a) In a state of war with Iraq
(b) In a state of war with the United States
(c) Civil war
(d) In a state of war with England

4. What is Satrapi’s father’s reaction when he hears about Mehri’s romance with the neighbor boy?
(a) He encourages it
(b) He fires the maid
(c) He forbids it
(d) He ends it

5. When does Satrapi’s account of her life begin?
(a) At birth
(b) At age 6
(c) At age 14
(d) At age 10

Short Answer Questions

1. What closed in Iran in 1980?

2. What do Marjane Satrapi’s neighbors demonstrate after the celebration?

3. Where does Mohsen say his torturers got training in torture?

4. What does Satrapi’s mother say about torturers?

5. Why does Satrapi say that writing Persepolis was important to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Satrapi’s relationship with the Iranian cultural revolution?

2. Describe Satrapi’s point of view on the religious and cultural questions being debated around her at the beginning of Persepolis.

3. What are Satrapi and her family’s feelings about leaving Iran, and what decision do they make?

4. Describe Satrapi’s relationship with God.

5. What is Anoosh’s role in Iran’s history?

6. What is Satrapi’s father’s role in the developing political conflict?

7. What kinds of torture do Siamak and Mohsen describe having suffered in prison?

8. What changes did the Shah make in Iran when he was installed in the 1950s?

9. Why did Satrapi get in trouble for what she told Siamak’s daughter?

10. What is Satrapi’s relationship with Mehri?

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