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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. Where do Satrapi and her father find Satrapi’s mother after the bombing?
(a) In a store
(b) In a park
(c) In the library
(d) In the shower

2. How does Satrapi’s mother react to the trouble she gets into at school?
(a) She threatens to punish her
(b) She warns her about how Islamic men rape women
(c) She threatens to marry her off to an Islamic man
(d) She threatens to keep her home from school

3. What did the teachers tell the parents who came about the suspension?
(a) They any further dissent would result in arrest
(b) That they could run for school board themselves, if they wanted a change
(c) That the students had to obey or be expelled
(d) That they could bring up their concerns at the next meeting

4. Who intervened to help Satrapi and her family after the bracelet incident?
(a) Her father's friends
(b) Officials high in the government
(c) Her Uncle Anoosh
(d) An aunt

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Satrapi visit at Gandhi Avenue?

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

3. What is it that injects blood into the veins of society?

4. What does Satrapi do with all of her possessions?

5. What happened to Pardisse’s father during the attack on Iraq?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What confrontation do Satrapi and her classmates have with their teachers?

8. What does Satrapi ask her parents to bring back for her from Turkey?

9. How does Satrapi avoid getting into trouble with the Guardians of the Revolution?

10. What act of rebelliousness does Satrapi perform?

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