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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 closed in Iran in 1980?
(a) Bilingual schools
(b) Iran's museums
(c) Universities
(d) Iranian borders

2. What does Satrapi’s mother threaten to do to her, if she beats up Ramin?
(a) Make her clean the house
(b) Send her to rot in prison
(c) Nail her ears to the wall
(d) Cast her out of the family

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

4. What prediction does Satrapi’s mother make about Ramin?
(a) That he will never learn
(b) That he will be punished
(c) That he will repent one day
(d) That he will be tortured in his own way

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Satrapi’s maid when she came to live with the family?

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

3. Why did Satrapi’s mother dye her hair?

4. Where is Ashraf Darvishian from?

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

(see the answer key)

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