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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 advice does Satrapi’s mother give her?
(a) Let the wave of war pass over her
(b) Flee from hostilities that will not end
(c) Protest the government until the government changes
(d) Protest her conscience is satisfied

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

3. What does Satrapi tell Pardisse after they give their reports?
(a) That her father is someplace better
(b) That her father is a hero
(c) That she can think of other people who should have died
(d) That she should be proud

4. What percentage of the Iranian pilots did not return from the attack on Iraq?
(a) Half
(b) 75&
(c) All of them
(d) A quarter

5. What does Satrapi visit at Gandhi Avenue?
(a) The black market
(b) A Western restaurant
(c) The music store
(d) Her friend's house

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Satrapi’s father tell the teacher?

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

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

5. Where do the Satrapis get their news?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Satrapi’s mother’s reaction when the principal of the second school calls the house?

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

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

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

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

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