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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Satrapi’s class suspended?
(a) They were playing Western games and Western sports
(b) They beat up one of the liberal students
(c) They mock the anniversary of the revolution
(d) They all fail a test on Islamic law

2. What did Mohammad Reza Pahlavi have to give up, in order to lead Iran?
(a) Control of the parliament to the opposition parties
(b) Iranian oil
(c) Borderlands
(d) Nothing

3. How is Mohsen killed?
(a) He is hung
(b) He is drowned
(c) He is shot
(d) He is savagely beaten

4. How do Satrapi’s friends react to her made-up stories about her parents?
(a) They say that she is lying
(b) They say she must be ashamed of them
(c) They say that they feel bad for her
(d) They say she must be proud of them

5. Why was Satrapi’s father nearly arrested?
(a) For listening to Western music
(b) For taking photographs
(c) For speeding
(d) For protesting

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Satrapi’s account of her life begin?

2. Why is it ironic that the widow joined the protest that gathered around her husband’s body?

3. How did Satrapi’s mother find out that she cut class?

4. Who immediately succeeded Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran?

5. What is the swan made of, that Anoosh gives Marjane?

(see the answer key)

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