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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the king test out in the months after Black Friday?
(a) Crowns
(b) Generals
(c) Foreign policies
(d) Prime ministers

3. What changed for Marjane Satrapi in the year when her story begins?
(a) Her family left Iran
(b) She had to wear a veil at school
(c) Her father lost his job
(d) She started a new school

4. What does Satrapi’s mother threaten to do to her, if she beats up Ramin?
(a) Cast her out of the family
(b) Make her clean the house
(c) Send her to rot in prison
(d) Nail her ears to the wall

5. What do Marjane Satrapi’s neighbors demonstrate after the celebration?
(a) Shallowness
(b) Pettiness
(c) Patriotism
(d) Courage

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

7. Who does Marjane Satrapi say God looks like?
(a) Descartes
(b) The Shah
(c) Marx
(d) Her grandfather

8. What cause did the people finally get to celebrate?
(a) Victory in the war with Iraq
(b) The king's departure
(c) Increased liberties
(d) Democratic reforms

9. Marjane Satrapi’s father tells her the story of Iran. What did the king’s father, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, organize 50 years ago?
(a) Reforms
(b) An assassination
(c) A putsch
(d) An election

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

11. Who is the source of Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the king?
(a) Her teacher
(b) Her parents
(c) Television broadcasts
(d) Her friends

12. What are Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the King?
(a) She says he is an imposter
(b) She says he was chosen by God
(c) She says she likes him because he looks kind
(d) She says she wants him exiled

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Iran modernized?

2. How did Siamak ultimately flee Iran?

3. What did Iran’s geographical position dispose it toward?

4. What assurance does Satrapi’s mother give her after she is upset about torturers?

5. What is the swan made of, that Anoosh gives Marjane?

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