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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How much older than Satrapi is Mehri, the maid?
(a) Three years
(b) Eighteen years
(c) Ten years
(d) Twelve years
2. What household item does Mohsen say was used for torturing his friend Ahmadi?
(a) An iron
(b) A sponge
(c) A stove
(d) Knives
3. What does Satrapi say she gave up after talking about torture with her mother?
(a) Childish thinking
(b) Agnosticism
(c) Dialectical materialism
(d) Thoughts of revenge
4. How do the Guardians of the Revolution intimidate Siamak?
(a) They kill his sister
(b) They beat him
(c) They leave a dead dog on his doorstep
(d) They have him fired from his job
5. How do Satrapi and her family oppose the Islamic Revolution?
(a) They go to forbidden events
(b) They support opposition figures
(c) They protest for reform
(d) They write letters to the newspapers
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Satrapi’s maid when she came to live with the family?
2. What does Marjane get in trouble for telling her friend about her father, who is in prison?
3. How do Satrapi’s parents justify remaining in Iran?
4. What is Satrapi’s mother pressured to do?
5. When does Satrapi’s account of her life begin?
Short Essay Questions
1. What traumatic experience does Satrapi’s mother have?
2. How does Satrapi’s status as a child create humor in Persepolis?
3. What are Satrapi and her family’s feelings about leaving Iran, and what decision do they make?
4. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?
5. What is Satrapi’s relationship with Mehri?
6. What changes did the Shah make in Iran when he was installed in the 1950s?
7. What kind of future does Satrapi expect for herself, at the beginning of Persepolis?
8. Describe the visual style of Persepolis.
9. How have conditions changed by the time Satrapi and her family return from vacation?
10. What is Satrapi’s family’s connection to the revolution?
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