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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s goal?
(a) Religious freedom
(b) Republican reforms
(c) An Islamist state
(d) An open market

2. How do the Guardians of the Revolution intimidate Siamak?
(a) They beat him
(b) They leave a dead dog on his doorstep
(c) They kill his sister
(d) They have him fired from his job

3. Marjane Satrapi’s father tells her the story of Iran. What did the king’s father, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, organize 50 years ago?
(a) Reforms
(b) An election
(c) A putsch
(d) An assassination

4. Why does Satrapi say the government has not already closed the place her friends take her to?
(a) They ran it themselves
(b) They tolerated it
(c) They did not know about it
(d) They owners paid them protection money

5. How long did Satrapi and her family have, once the alarms went off, before the missiles would strike?
(a) 3 minutes
(b) 30 seconds
(c) 15 seconds
(d) 6 minutes

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Satrapi’s mother meet her husband?

2. Where does Satrapi’s mother tell Marjane Anoosh has gone?

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

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

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

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