View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Satrapi convey her newfound maturity in Chapter 15?
(a) She has older friends
(b) She has been to her first protest
(c) She has her first boyfriend
(d) She has begun to smoke

3. What American musician did Satrapi’s parents bring back a pin of?
(a) Elvis Presley
(b) Howling Wolf
(c) Michael Jackson
(d) Johnny Cash

4. 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

5. What happened to Pardisse’s father during the attack on Iraq?
(a) He was taken prisoner
(b) He was freed
(c) He was injured
(d) He was killed

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

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

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

9. Where does Satrapi tell her teacher she got her bracelet?
(a) Because jewelry is forbidden
(b) Because she envied it
(c) Because Satrapi had reported it stolen
(d) Because Satrapi has been flaunting it

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

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

12. Why does Satrapi’s mother accuse her husband of being a hypocrite?
(a) For saying he knew who Kim Wilde was
(b) For wanting to travel without her
(c) For claiming to like Iron Maiden
(d) For wanting to stay in the West

13. How does Satrapi say her mother looks in her passport photo?
(a) Disenchanted
(b) Passionate
(c) Beautiful
(d) Unrecognizable

14. What does the attack in Chapter 11 make Satrapi want to do?
(a) Fight the Iraqis
(b) Write a book
(c) Beat up the military
(d) Go to Europe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Satrapi make to her reflection in the mirror?

2. What other rituals does Satrapi describe?

3. What does Satrapi’s father tell the teacher?

4. What does Satrapi see when she looks for her parents over her shoulder?

5. Why is Satrapi’s class suspended?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 532 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample