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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Satrapi say the government has not already closed the place her friends take her to?
(a) They owners paid them protection money
(b) They did not know about it
(c) They ran it themselves
(d) They tolerated it

2. How do Satrapi and her family oppose the Islamic Revolution?
(a) They go to forbidden events
(b) They support opposition figures
(c) They write letters to the newspapers
(d) They protest for reform

3. What service did Satrapi perform for Mehri?
(a) She taught her how to read and write
(b) She read and wrote her letters
(c) She cleaned up after her in her room
(d) She took care of the pet birds

4. How did Satrapi’s mother find out that she cut class?
(a) The school called
(b) One of Satrapi's friends betrays her
(c) A friend's mother called
(d) Satrapi herself

5. What does Marjane Satrapi understand as a result of her reading?
(a) She was ashamed to ride in her father's Cadillac
(b) She wanted to be a prophet
(c) Her parents had protested to preserve the old aristocracy
(d) Her parents had wanted to flee the country

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Satrapi say she kissed her childhood goodbye?

2. How does Satrapi say the regime changed throughout the war?

3. Why didn’t Khosro make a passport for Satrapi’s uncle Taher?

4. What does Satrapi say is her form of rebellion against the regime?

5. Who is in charge of issuing Satrapi’s uncle Taher a pass to get medical care abroad?

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