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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. What advantage does Satrapi say Iran had in its war with Iraq?

2. How do Satrapi and her friends leave the school?

3. What does Satrapi visit at Gandhi Avenue?

4. Why is Satrapi’s class suspended?

5. How does Satrapi characterize her mother, in relation to other Iranian mothers?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Satrapi’s mother’s reaction when the principal of the second school calls the house?

3. What factors contribute to Satrapi’s uncle Taher’s heart condition?

4. Describe Satrapi’s departure from Iran.

5. How do conditions change as the war with Iraq drags on?

6. What brings Mali and her children to Satrapi’s parents’ house?

7. What turn did Satrapi’s life take after Neda Baba-Levy’s death?

8. Why doesn’t the war end when Iraq makes a peace proposal?

9. What difficulties does Satrapi and her family have in getting her uncle medical care?

10. Describe Satrapi’s shopping trip with her mother’s friend’s children.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Would you recommend Persepolis? For what purposes would you recommend Persepolis, and what kinds of readers would you recommend it for? What other book would you recommend that would cover the same material or tell the same story in a different way?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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