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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Satrapi’s friends react to her made-up stories about her parents?
(a) They say she must be proud of them
(b) They say that she is lying
(c) They say that they feel bad for her
(d) They say she must be ashamed of them

2. How do Satrapi and her family oppose the Islamic Revolution?
(a) They support opposition figures
(b) They write letters to the newspapers
(c) They protest for reform
(d) They go to forbidden events

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

4. What prediction does Satrapi’s mother make about Ramin?
(a) That he will repent one day
(b) That he will never learn
(c) That he will be punished
(d) That he will be tortured in his own way

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

6. In what way does Marjane Satrapi emulate her grandfather?
(a) She reads the same books that inspired him
(b) She goes among the people to hear what they think
(c) She stays in the bath until her skin is as wrinkled as his
(d) She eats the same diet he was given while in prison

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

8. What problem does Anoosh say will complicate the Marxist program in Iran?
(a) Western economic interests
(b) Islamic fundamentalism
(c) Illiteracy
(d) Russian military interests

9. What resource changed Iran’s economy?
(a) Oil
(b) Dyes
(c) Spices
(d) Minerals

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

11. When was Iran modernized?
(a) 18th century
(b) 20th century
(c) 16th century
(d) 19th century

12. What was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s goal?
(a) An open market
(b) An Islamist state
(c) Republican reforms
(d) Religious freedom

13. Why is Satrapi’s friend leaving Iran?
(a) His parents think it is too dangerous
(b) His parents have been hired by the United States
(c) His parents got him a visa to study in the United States
(d) His parents have found a bride for him in Los Angeles

14. What is Ramin’s response when Marjane tries to forgive him?
(a) He is indignant and self-righteous
(b) He is confused and uncomfortable
(c) He is indifferent and unsympathetic
(d) He is ashamed and conciliatory

15. What does Satrapi want to play with her parents in Chapter 3?
(a) Cards
(b) Chess
(c) Music
(d) Monopoly

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Satrapi say Islam is against?

3. Where did Anoosh say he suffered most?

4. What was Mohsen called in prison?

5. Where does Satrapi’s mother tell Marjane Anoosh has gone?

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