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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mohsen killed?
(a) He is shot
(b) He is savagely beaten
(c) He is drowned
(d) He is hung

2. How did Satrapi’s mother find out that she cut class?
(a) A friend's mother called
(b) The school called
(c) One of Satrapi's friends betrays her
(d) Satrapi herself

3. What were Marjane Satrapi’s parents protesting?
(a) The Westernization of Iran
(b) Government attacks on freedom
(c) Pay cuts for civil servants
(d) Layoffs at the university

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

5. Why does Satrapi’s mother put up dark curtains?
(a) To make their house look more holy and respectful
(b) To hide their wine distillery
(c) To hide their refugees from the Iranian Guardians
(d) To hide their card games from the neighbors

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Satrapi’s friend leaving Iran?

2. How does Satrapi’s father characterize Mohammad Reza Pahlavi?

3. Why will retributive bombing be difficult for Iran?

4. What other rituals does Satrapi describe?

5. Why is it ironic that the widow joined the protest that gathered around her husband’s body?

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