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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Satrapi’s grandmother say she survived in her poverty?
(a) She left the country
(b) She took in sewing
(c) She got a job in a factory
(d) She remarried to a rich man

5. What does Satrapi get in trouble for, after the schools reopen?
(a) Remembering that the teacher said the king was chosen by God
(b) Forcing other students to remove their veils against their will
(c) Not showing up
(d) Still wearing her veil

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Marjane Satrapi’s relation to the deposed king?

2. What had just happened the year before Satrapi’s story begins?

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

4. When does Satrapi realize that she doesn’t understand anything?

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

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