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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the source of Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the king?
(a) Her parents
(b) Television broadcasts
(c) Her teacher
(d) Her friends

2. Who created the first Iranian nation?
(a) The Persians
(b) The Medes
(c) The Aryans
(d) The Greeks

3. When does Satrapi realize that she doesn’t understand anything?
(a) When her parents laugh about a story about cancer and death
(b) When her grandmother tells her stories about her own childhood
(c) When her parents describe trying to live on a budget
(d) When her parents describe the political situation in Iran

4. What did the king test out in the months after Black Friday?
(a) Prime ministers
(b) Crowns
(c) Foreign policies
(d) Generals

5. What is Ramin’s response when Marjane tries to forgive him?
(a) He is indignant and self-righteous
(b) He is indifferent and unsympathetic
(c) He is ashamed and conciliatory
(d) He is confused and uncomfortable

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What changed for Marjane Satrapi in the year when her story begins?

4. Who immediately succeeded Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran?

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

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