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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 parents bring back rock and roll posters?
(a) They sewed them into stuffed animals
(b) They cut them into small pieces
(c) They rolled them into their suitcases
(d) They sew them into their jacket linings

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

3. What does Satrapi do with all of her possessions?
(a) Gives them away to tourists
(b) Gives them away to her parents
(c) Gives them away to charity
(d) Gives them away to her friends

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

5. Why do they choose that country?
(a) She lived there as a child
(b) She could get a visa
(c) She has always loved Austrian culture
(d) Her father's brother lives there

6. What has started to show up in the streets, now that the war is going on?
(a) Nuptial chambers
(b) Street people
(c) Graves
(d) Car bombs

7. What advice does Satrapi’s mother give her?
(a) Flee from hostilities that will not end
(b) Protest the government until the government changes
(c) Let the wave of war pass over her
(d) Protest her conscience is satisfied

8. How does Satrapi characterize herself at age 14?
(a) A rebel
(b) A bookworm
(c) An invisible kid
(d) A pleaser

9. How does Satrapi say the regime changed throughout the war?
(a) They become less competent
(b) They become more repressive
(c) They become more tolerant
(d) They become less solvent

10. Where do Satrapi’s parents send her?
(a) Holland
(b) France
(c) America
(d) Austria

11. What happened a year after Satrapi’s uncle Taher died?
(a) Iraq declares a second war against them
(b) Satrapi graduates from high school
(c) The borders reopen
(d) The war with Iraq ends

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

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

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

15. How much does the family receive for the dowry of the murdered girl Satrapi’s mother tells her about?
(a) $50
(b) $5,000
(c) $500
(d) $5

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Satrapi’s mother put up dark curtains?

2. When does Satrapi say she kissed her childhood goodbye?

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

4. What do Satrapi’s parents bring back from their travels?

5. Where is Satrapi when the Iraq jets bomb Tehran?

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