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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. How does Satrapi say the rituals were viewed?

2. How does Satrapi’s mother react to the trouble she gets into at school?

3. How does Satrapi learn that her friend has been killed?

4. What complaint does Satrapi’s father make about Iraqis in Chapter 11?

5. What has started to show up in the streets, now that the war is going on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble does Satrapi get into at school?

2. What confrontation do Satrapi and her classmates have with their teachers?

3. How does Satrapi’s father narrowly avoid his troubles with the Guardians of the Revolution?

4. How does Satrapi avoid getting into trouble with the Guardians of the Revolution?

5. How do Satrapi’s parents smuggle their loot back into Iran?

6. What does Satrapi ask her parents to bring back for her from Turkey?

7. What trouble does Satrapi get into at the next school she goes to?

8. How does it come about that Iran retaliates with an air strike on Iraq?

9. What is the routine Satrapi and her family follow once the bombings start?

10. Describe Satrapi’s departure from Iran.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

What is missing from this book? What should have been covered or presented that was not? What is the effect of this absence? Describe an element that ought to have been covered, and explain why it would have made the book stronger.

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