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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. Who is the source of Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the king?

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

3. What does Satrapi say she gave up after talking about torture with her mother?

4. How much older than Satrapi is Mehri, the maid?

5. Who created the first Iranian nation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Satrapi’s experience of her first protest.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Describe the visual style of Persepolis.

8. What traumatic experience does Satrapi’s mother have?

9. Why does Satrapi say she wanted to write Persepolis?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When is Persepolis most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?

Essay Topic 2

Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?

Essay Topic 3

What topics would you like to research further, after reading Persepolis? Describe why additional research or reading would be beneficial to an understanding of this book. Propose a list of articles or books you would read in order to get a better handle on Persepolis.

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