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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 does Satrapi represent her feelings when she finds out her friend has been killed?
(a) A scene of falling
(b) Arrows piercing her heart
(c) Concentric circles
(d) An all-black panel

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

3. What role does Satrapi’s mother play when the family is stopped by Guardians of the Revolution?
(a) She kills the soldier
(b) She antagonizes the soldier
(c) She tempts the soldier
(d) She mollifies the soldier

4. What advice does Satrapi’s mother give her?
(a) Flee from hostilities that will not end
(b) Let the wave of war pass over her
(c) Protest the government until the government changes
(d) Protest her conscience is satisfied

5. Why does Satrapi’s mother accuse her husband of being a hypocrite?
(a) For wanting to travel without her
(b) For claiming to like Iron Maiden
(c) For saying he knew who Kim Wilde was
(d) For wanting to stay in the West

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Satrapi think about her father when he expresses doubts about the Iranian military?

2. How did Pardisse write her report?

3. How did Satrapi’s father get rid of the Guardians of the Revolution?

4. How much does the family receive for the dowry of the murdered girl Satrapi’s mother tells her about?

5. Why will retributive bombing be difficult for Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the plastic key signify for Satrapi’s maid?

2. How do conditions change as the war with Iraq drags on?

3. What turn did Satrapi’s life take after Neda Baba-Levy’s death?

4. What ceremonies do Satrapi and other Iranians perform in response to the war?

5. How does Satrapi say the Iranian currency has changed during the war?

6. What is Satrapi’s mother’s reaction when the principal of the second school calls the house?

7. How does Satrapi find out about her friend Neda Baba-Levy’s death?

8. What does Satrapi ask her parents to bring back for her from Turkey?

9. How does Satrapi’s family try to overcome these obstacles to get Satrapi’s uncle medical care?

10. What trouble does Satrapi get into at school?

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