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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is it ironic that the widow joined the protest that gathered around her husband’s body?
(a) Because her husband died of cancer
(b) Because she was not even Iranian
(c) Because he had been in the army himself
(d) Because her husband had supported the king

2. 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

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

4. How do Satrapi’s parents justify remaining in Iran?
(a) They know that they will be prevented from leaving
(b) They cannot afford to make the trip
(c) They do not wish to take lowly work abroad
(d) They think they can still make a difference in Iran

5. What was Mohsen called in prison?
(a) The man with seven lives
(b) The man who will not talk
(c) The man who endures everything
(d) The man with eyes in the back of his head

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Satrapi want to play with her parents in Chapter 3?

2. What was Iran’s name from the sixth century B.C. till 1935?

3. Why is Satrapi’s friend leaving Iran?

4. When does Satrapi realize that she doesn’t understand anything?

5. What was Mohsen’s crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Satrapi’s experience of her first protest.

2. What is the problem with Marxism in Iran, according to Anoosh?

3. Describe the events that led up the Shah’s fall.

4. What kinds of torture do Siamak and Mohsen describe having suffered in prison?

5. Why did Satrapi get in trouble for what she told Siamak’s daughter?

6. What is it that causes Satrapi to realize that she doesn’t know anything, and what is her response to it?

7. Describe the visual style of Persepolis.

8. What trouble does Satrapi’s relationship with Mehri cause?

9. Why does Satrapi say she wanted to write Persepolis?

10. How have conditions changed by the time Satrapi and her family return from vacation?

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