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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is Ashraf Darvishian from?
(a) He is an American
(b) He is Kurdish
(c) He is an Afghan
(d) He is a Turk

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

5. What Marjane Satrapi’s solution to not knowing anything?
(a) She asks her friends for explanations
(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 reads everything she can

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Satrapi’s reaction to her father’s reaction to the romance between Mehri and the neighbor boy?

2. When did Western influence in Iran end?

3. How does Satrapi’s grandmother say she survived in her poverty?

4. What does Satrapi want to play with her parents in Chapter 3?

5. What prediction does Satrapi’s mother make about Ramin?

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