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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Satrapi’s grandmother say the Shah’s father spent the country’s money?
(a) On a lavish lifestyle
(b) On military research
(c) On useless celebrations
(d) On educational reforms

2. In what way does Marjane Satrapi emulate her grandfather?
(a) She eats the same diet he was given while in prison
(b) She stays in the bath until her skin is as wrinkled as his
(c) She reads the same books that inspired him
(d) She goes among the people to hear what they think

3. What is Marjane Satrapi’s relation to the deposed king?
(a) He was her uncle
(b) He was her great-uncle
(c) He was her great-grandfather
(d) He was her grandfather

4. What began to happen regularly after Black Friday?
(a) Coups
(b) Elections
(c) Protests
(d) Massacres

5. Whose thinking informs Anoosh’s thought in Chapter 9?
(a) Nietzsche
(b) Freud
(c) Lenin
(d) Darwin

6. What household item does Mohsen say was used for torturing his friend Ahmadi?
(a) A stove
(b) Knives
(c) A sponge
(d) An iron

7. How much older than Satrapi is Mehri, the maid?
(a) Twelve years
(b) Eighteen years
(c) Three years
(d) Ten years

8. Why does Satrapi love Anoosh right away?
(a) Because he helped to bring about regime change
(b) Because he has studied dialectic materialism
(c) Because he suffered under the previous regime
(d) Because he is well-traveled and well-cultured

9. What do Marjane Satrapi’s neighbors demonstrate after the celebration?
(a) Pettiness
(b) Patriotism
(c) Courage
(d) Shallowness

10. Why is Satrapi’s friend leaving Iran?
(a) His parents have been hired by the United States
(b) His parents think it is too dangerous
(c) His parents have found a bride for him in Los Angeles
(d) His parents got him a visa to study in the United States

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

12. Who is the source of Marjane Satrapi’s sentiments about the king?
(a) Her teacher
(b) Her friends
(c) Television broadcasts
(d) Her parents

13. Where was Anoosh involved in politics?
(a) Isfahan
(b) Savah
(c) Teheran
(d) Azerbaijan

14. How does Satrapi’s father characterize Mohammad Reza Pahlavi?
(a) As a humble reformer
(b) As a popular leader
(c) As a tool of the English
(d) As a popular leader

15. What changed for Marjane Satrapi in the year when her story begins?
(a) Her family left Iran
(b) She started a new school
(c) She had to wear a veil at school
(d) Her father lost his job

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Satrapi’s mother dye her hair?

2. Where does Mohsen say his torturers got training in torture?

3. How is Mohsen killed?

4. What is Satrapi’s mother pressured to do?

5. Who created the first Iranian nation?

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