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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mohsen say his torturers got training in torture?
(a) The KGB
(b) The CIA
(c) Prison camps
(d) The Nazis

2. How do Satrapi’s friends react to her made-up stories about her parents?
(a) They say she must be ashamed of them
(b) They say that they feel bad for her
(c) They say she must be proud of them
(d) They say that she is lying

3. What are Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the King?
(a) She says he was chosen by God
(b) She says she likes him because he looks kind
(c) She says she wants him exiled
(d) She says he is an imposter

4. What Marjane Satrapi’s solution to not knowing anything?
(a) She reads everything she can
(b) She has bad dreams even though she tries not to think about it
(c) She goes back to playing with her friends
(d) She asks her friends for explanations

5. What service did Satrapi perform for Mehri?
(a) She read and wrote her letters
(b) She took care of the pet birds
(c) She cleaned up after her in her room
(d) She taught her how to read and write

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Satrapi’s mother upset with her and Mehri?

2. Why does Satrapi love Anoosh right away?

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

4. How do the Guardians of the Revolution intimidate Siamak?

5. When was Fereydoon’s son conceived?

(see the answer key)

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