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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Satrapi’s class suspended?
(a) They beat up one of the liberal students
(b) They mock the anniversary of the revolution
(c) They all fail a test on Islamic law
(d) They were playing Western games and Western sports

2. Where does Satrapi’s father imply that Marjane gets her stubbornness from?
(a) Her school
(b) Him
(c) Her mother
(d) Her grandmother

3. What is Khosro’s final wish?
(a) To heal his heart
(b) To see his grandchildren
(c) To go back to his childhood home
(d) To see his son in Sweden

4. What does Satrapi visit at Gandhi Avenue?
(a) A Western restaurant
(b) The black market
(c) Her friend's house
(d) The music store

5. Who does Satrapi find hanging out at the place her friends take her to?
(a) Teenagers
(b) Old women
(c) Guardians of the Revolution
(d) No one

6. How did Pardisse write her report?
(a) As a history of the Persian Wars
(b) As a curse on Iraqis
(c) As a promise to the nation
(d) As a letter to her father

7. What lesson does Satrapi say she learned about confrontation?
(a) Avoid getting into a confrontation in the first place
(b) Deny everything
(c) Give ground and ask for respect
(d) Shout louder

8. How does Satrapi say the rituals were viewed?
(a) As ancient and honorable
(b) As nationalistic
(c) As silly
(d) As macho

9. What buildings were considered bombproof in Tehran?
(a) Shanties
(b) Big hotels
(c) Mosques
(d) Military armories

10. Why does Satrapi say the government has not already closed the place her friends take her to?
(a) They did not know about it
(b) They owners paid them protection money
(c) They ran it themselves
(d) They tolerated it

11. How does Satrapi’s father react to the trouble she gets into at school?
(a) He is afraid for her
(b) He is ashamed of her
(c) He is grateful to her
(d) He is proud of her

12. Where do Satrapi’s parents travel?
(a) Spain
(b) America
(c) England
(d) Turkey

13. What do Satrapi’s parents bring back from their travels?
(a) English boots
(b) French cigarettes
(c) American magazines
(d) Denim jacket

14. How does Satrapi describe her teacher’s response to her report?
(a) She is angered
(b) She praises Satrapi
(c) She is not impressed
(d) She reprimands Satrapi

15. What are Satrapi and her friends asked to do in school?
(a) Utter ritualistic cries
(b) Tear their hair
(c) Lament for the dead
(d) Beat their breasts

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the result of the confrontation involving Satrapi and her teacher over Satrapi’s bracelet?

2. What does Satrapi accuse her teacher of?

3. What is it that injects blood into the veins of society?

4. Where does Satrapi tell her teacher she got her bracelet?

5. How did Satrapi’s feelings about the rituals change over time?

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