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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Satrapi’s account of her life begin?
(a) At age 10
(b) At age 6
(c) At age 14
(d) At birth

2. What does Satrapi find herself wishing had happened to her father?
(a) That he had killed the torturers
(b) That he had led the country to freedom
(c) That he had been imprisoned
(d) That he had moved his family to America

3. What was Iran’s name from the sixth century B.C. till 1935?
(a) Iran
(b) Persia
(c) Aryana
(d) Syria

4. What did Satrapi say she wanted to be, when she grew up?
(a) A prophet
(b) A grandmother
(c) An astronaut
(d) A mother

5. Where is the one place Satrapi says she felt safe?
(a) In school
(b) With her mother
(c) In the arms of God
(d) With her grandmother

Short Answer Questions

1. What household item does Mohsen say was used for torturing his friend Ahmadi?

2. What was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s goal?

3. When does Satrapi’s account of Iranian history begin?

4. What was Satrapi’s grandfather’s role in the Iranian government?

5. What does Satrapi’s mother say about torturers?

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