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

2. What closed in Iran in 1980?

3. What is Ramin’s response when Marjane tries to forgive him?

4. Where is the one place Satrapi says she felt safe?

5. To whom does Marjane Satrapi compare her favorite writer, Ashraf Darvishian?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Satrapi and her family’s feelings about leaving Iran, and what decision do they make?

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

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

4. What is it that causes Satrapi to realize that she doesn’t know anything, and what is her response to it?

5. What kinds of torture do Siamak and Mohsen describe having suffered in prison?

6. What are Satrapi’s feelings about her uncle’s stories?

7. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?

8. What did Satrapi learn from Ashraf Darvishian?

9. What kind of future does Satrapi expect for herself, at the beginning of Persepolis?

10. How is Satrapi’s idea of the Iranian revolution different from her father’s?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what ways is Persepolis an American book? What part of the American experience does Persepolis resonate with? Using examples from the text, say whether or how Persepolis represents the American experience.

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

What exactly is the basis of Satrapi and her family’s resistance to the Islamic regime in Iran? Where is the kernel of their values stated most plainly? What specific tenets of Islamic fundamentalism do Satrapi and her family resist?

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