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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 was the punishment Satrapi’s neighbor paid for having Western music in his house?
(a) 3 months in prison
(b) 75 lashes
(c) $500
(d) Loss of his house

2. What do Satrapi’s parents bring back from their travels?
(a) Denim jacket
(b) English boots
(c) American magazines
(d) French cigarettes

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

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

5. Where is Satrapi when the Iraq jets bomb Tehran?
(a) The park
(b) Her house
(c) At school
(d) Her father's office

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take before Marjane Satrapi found out what happened to Pardisse’s father?

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

3. What are Satrapi and her friends asked to do in school?

4. Who is in charge of issuing Satrapi’s uncle Taher a pass to get medical care abroad?

5. Where does the idea of sending Satrapi abroad originate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do conditions change as the war with Iraq drags on?

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

3. What trouble does Satrapi get into at school?

4. Why doesn’t the war end when Iraq makes a peace proposal?

5. What liberties does Satrapi take with her parents’ patience as political conditions deteriorate?

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

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

8. What ceremonies do Satrapi and other Iranians perform in response to the war?

9. What does the plastic key signify for Satrapi’s maid?

10. How does it come about that Iran retaliates with an air strike on Iraq?

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