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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Satrapi’s maid when she came to live with the family?
(a) 8
(b) 12
(c) 4
(d) 18

2. What did Iran’s geographical position dispose it toward?
(a) Isolation
(b) Agriculture
(c) Invasion
(d) Wealth

3. What advice does Satrapi give at the end of her introduction?
(a) Never forgive atrocities
(b) Never forget your people
(c) Forget any wrongs if righting them will kill you
(d) Forgive but never forget

4. Why is Satrapi’s mother upset with her and Mehri?
(a) For lying to her
(b) For not telling her where they were going
(c) For stealing from her
(d) For putting themselves in danger

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Marjane Satrapi want to hurt her classmate Ramin for?

4. What was Satrapi’s grandfather’s role in the Iranian government?

5. To whom does Marjane Satrapi compare her favorite writer, Ashraf Darvishian?

(see the answer key)

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