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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. What did Satrapi’s mother make for her when she went to her first party?
(a) A delicate bracelet
(b) A punk necklace
(c) A new sweater
(d) A beautiful hat

2. 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) Protest her conscience is satisfied
(d) Let the wave of war pass over her

3. Why does Satrapi say that her parents wanted to stay in Tehran?
(a) So she can receive an education
(b) They are afraid of starting over somewhere else
(c) They own too much property to let it go
(d) All their ties in life are to Tehran

4. What other rituals does Satrapi describe?
(a) Sacrificial offerings
(b) Ritual murders
(c) Flagellations
(d) Suicides

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened a year after Satrapi’s uncle Taher died?

2. What work did Satrapi and her friends do for the war effort?

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

4. What is Khosro’s final wish?

5. How does Satrapi say the rituals were viewed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What trouble does Satrapi get into at school?

4. What brings Mali and her children to Satrapi’s parents’ house?

5. How is Satrapi’s life touched by the Iranian attack on Iraq?

6. What turn did Satrapi’s life take after Neda Baba-Levy’s death?

7. What trouble does Satrapi get into at the next school she goes to?

8. What act of rebelliousness does Satrapi perform?

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

10. How does Satrapi say the Iranian currency has changed during the war?

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