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

2. When did Satrapi’s mother meet her husband?
(a) At 12
(b) At 14
(c) At 20
(d) At 16

3. What does Satrapi accuse her teacher of?
(a) Plagiarizing
(b) Abusing the students
(c) Lying
(d) Drinking

4. Who stops Satrapi on the street?
(a) Her mother
(b) Guardians of the Revolution women’s division
(c) Her friend's mother
(d) Her teacher

5. What role does Satrapi’s mother play when the family is stopped by Guardians of the Revolution?
(a) She kills the soldier
(b) She mollifies the soldier
(c) She tempts the soldier
(d) She antagonizes the soldier

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iraq start to fire at Iranian cities?

2. What complaint does Satrapi’s father make about Iraqis in Chapter 11?

3. What is Khosro’s final wish?

4. Why does Satrapi say that her parents wanted to stay in Tehran?

5. How does Satrapi represent her feelings when she finds out her friend has been killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of atmosphere exists in the markets, as Chapter 12: The Jewels Opens?

2. What is Satrapi’s mother’s position on the war?

3. How does the war change at the beginning of Chapter 18: The Shabbat?

4. How does Satrapi find out about her friend Neda Baba-Levy’s death?

5. What act of rebelliousness does Satrapi perform?

6. What is the routine Satrapi and her family follow once the bombings start?

7. How does Satrapi’s family try to overcome these obstacles to get Satrapi’s uncle medical care?

8. How do Satrapi’s parents smuggle their loot back into Iran?

9. What solution do Satrapi’s parents propose, to the trouble Satrapi keeps getting into?

10. What difficulties does Satrapi and her family have in getting her uncle medical care?

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