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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. Why do they choose that country?
2. What rare music does Satrapi hear on the TV after the Iraqi bombing?
3. Who is in charge of issuing Satrapi’s uncle Taher a pass to get medical care abroad?
4. What did the teachers tell the parents who came about the suspension?
5. What happened to Pardisse’s father during the attack on Iraq?
Short Essay Questions
1. What confrontation do Satrapi and her classmates have with their teachers?
2. What is Satrapi’s mother’s position on the war?
3. How does it come about that Iran retaliates with an air strike on Iraq?
4. What brings Mali and her children to Satrapi’s parents’ house?
5. What is Satrapi’s mother’s reaction when the principal of the second school calls the house?
6. What solution do Satrapi’s parents propose, to the trouble Satrapi keeps getting into?
7. What factors contribute to Satrapi’s uncle Taher’s heart condition?
8. How is Satrapi’s life touched by the Iranian attack on Iraq?
9. Describe Satrapi’s departure from Iran.
10. What is the routine Satrapi and her family follow once the bombings start?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered?
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