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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what way does Marjane Satrapi emulate her grandfather?
(a) She stays in the bath until her skin is as wrinkled as his
(b) She reads the same books that inspired him
(c) She eats the same diet he was given while in prison
(d) She goes among the people to hear what they think

2. When did Western influence in Iran end?
(a) 1885
(b) 1885
(c) 1989
(d) 1979

3. What does Satrapi want to play with her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) Music
(b) Cards
(c) Chess
(d) Monopoly

4. What changed for Marjane Satrapi in the year when her story begins?
(a) Her family left Iran
(b) She started a new school
(c) Her father lost his job
(d) She had to wear a veil at school

5. How does Satrapi’s grandmother say the Shah’s father spent the country’s money?
(a) On educational reforms
(b) On a lavish lifestyle
(c) On useless celebrations
(d) On military research

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Marjane Satrapi’s parents protesting?

2. What was Iran’s name from the sixth century B.C. till 1935?

3. What advice does Satrapi give at the end of her introduction?

4. When does Satrapi’s account of her life begin?

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

(see the answer key)

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