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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marjane Satrapi’s relation to the deposed king?
(a) He was her uncle
(b) He was her great-uncle
(c) He was her great-grandfather
(d) He was her grandfather

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

3. What does Marjane Satrapi understand as a result of her reading?
(a) She was ashamed to ride in her father's Cadillac
(b) Her parents had wanted to flee the country
(c) She wanted to be a prophet
(d) Her parents had protested to preserve the old aristocracy

4. Why will retributive bombing be difficult for Iran?
(a) The air force has largely defected
(b) The air force was dismantled by international law
(c) The fighter pilots were killed in the revolution
(d) The fighter pilots have been imprisoned

5. What is it that injects blood into the veins of society?
(a) The death of a martyr
(b) Military victories
(c) Plenty of decent funding
(d) Learning and art dedicated to war

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Satrapi’s father imply that Marjane gets her stubbornness from?

2. How is Mohsen killed?

3. Where was Anoosh involved in politics?

4. What rare music does Satrapi hear on the TV after the Iraqi bombing?

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

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