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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What statistic does Marjane offer to Anoosh’s political discussion?

2. What did Iran’s geographical position dispose it toward?

3. What was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s goal?

4. Who immediately succeeded Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran?

5. When does Satrapi’s account of Iranian history begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Satrapi’s experiments in playing ‘torture.’

2. What causes the Satrapi family to go on vacation to Europe?

3. What lesson does Satrapi’s mother teach her about injustice?

4. What is Anoosh’s role in Iran’s history?

5. Describe the events that led up the Shah’s fall.

6. What is Satrapi’s relationship with the Iranian cultural revolution?

7. How does Satrapi’s status as a child create humor in Persepolis?

8. What is Satrapi’s father’s role in the developing political conflict?

9. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?

10. What is Satrapi’s family’s connection to the revolution?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Persepolis relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.

Essay Topic 2

In many places, Satrapi uses irony to comment on her own innocence, on her parents’ contradictions, or on the Islamic revolution. Using examples from the text, describe the patterns that run through Satrapi’s use of irony. What kinds of latent meanings does she express? What kind of point of view does she expect her reader to share with her, to understand her irony?

Essay Topic 3

Write an evaluative review of Persepolis. What is this book’s place in culture? What are its uses? What are its limitations?

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