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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 created the first Iranian nation?

2. What are Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the King?

3. What was Satrapi’s grandfather’s role in the Iranian government?

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

5. What changed for Marjane Satrapi in the year when her story begins?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the visual style of Persepolis.

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

7. Describe Satrapi’s point of view on the religious and cultural questions being debated around her at the beginning of Persepolis.

8. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?

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

10. What is Satrapi’s relationship with Mehri?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What morals does Satrapi’s graphic novel teach? Which characters are the best teachers? How does Satrapi herself learn different lessons? Which lessons demand the most from her?

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