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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Anoosh involved in politics?
(a) Isfahan
(b) Teheran
(c) Azerbaijan
(d) Savah

2. Where did Anoosh say he suffered most?
(a) In prison
(b) In his marriage
(c) In his exile
(d) In his freedom

3. What assurance does Satrapi’s mother give her after she is upset about torturers?
(a) That there is justice on earth
(b) That they will suffer in turn
(c) That there is wisdom in accepting that torture happens in life
(d) That forgiveness is important

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

5. What is Satrapi’s father’s reaction when he hears about Mehri’s romance with the neighbor boy?
(a) He forbids it
(b) He ends it
(c) He fires the maid
(d) He encourages it

6. Where did Iran get its name?
(a) From local legends
(b) From indigenous Aryans
(c) From Greek historians
(d) From Indo-European invaders

7. What state is Iran in when Satrapi and her family return from vacation?
(a) In a state of war with the United States
(b) Civil war
(c) In a state of war with England
(d) In a state of war with Iraq

8. Who immediately succeeded Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran?
(a) Shell Oil
(b) Mossadeq
(c) Reza Shah
(d) Alexander the Great

9. What was Siamak’s crime?
(a) Witnessing police brutality
(b) Marrying an American
(c) Protesting the government
(d) Writing subversive articles

10. Where is Ashraf Darvishian from?
(a) He is an Afghan
(b) He is an American
(c) He is a Turk
(d) He is Kurdish

11. How do Satrapi’s parents justify remaining in Iran?
(a) They know that they will be prevented from leaving
(b) They think they can still make a difference in Iran
(c) They do not wish to take lowly work abroad
(d) They cannot afford to make the trip

12. What did Mohammad Reza Pahlavi have to give up, in order to lead Iran?
(a) Iranian oil
(b) Nothing
(c) Borderlands
(d) Control of the parliament to the opposition parties

13. What did Satrapi say she wanted to be, when she grew up?
(a) A mother
(b) A prophet
(c) An astronaut
(d) A grandmother

14. Where does Mohsen say his torturers got training in torture?
(a) The Nazis
(b) The CIA
(c) Prison camps
(d) The KGB

15. When does Satrapi’s account of Iranian history begin?
(a) 800 AD
(b) 1980
(c) 2000 BC
(d) 610 AD

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Satrapi’s reaction to her father’s reaction to the romance between Mehri and the neighbor boy?

2. How does Satrapi’s father explain the persecution of individuals in Iran?

3. What do Satrapi and her family condemn in their neighbors?

4. Why does Satrapi love Anoosh right away?

5. What prediction does Anoosh make to Satrapi?

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