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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose thinking informs Anoosh’s thought in Chapter 9?

2. What does Satrapi find herself wishing had happened to her father?

3. How do Satrapi’s friends react to her made-up stories about her parents?

4. What was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s goal?

5. What state is Iran in when Satrapi and her family return from vacation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What traumatic experience does Satrapi’s mother have?

2. What is Satrapi’s father’s role in the developing political conflict?

3. What kind of future does Satrapi expect for herself, at the beginning of Persepolis?

4. Describe Satrapi’s point of view on the religious and cultural questions being debated around her at the beginning of Persepolis.

5. Why does Satrapi say she wanted to write Persepolis?

6. How is Satrapi’s idea of the Iranian revolution different from her father’s?

7. Describe the events that led up the Shah’s fall.

8. Describe the visual style of Persepolis.

9. How does Satrapi’s status as a child create humor in Persepolis?

10. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What exactly is the basis of Satrapi and her family’s resistance to the Islamic regime in Iran? Where is the kernel of their values stated most plainly? What specific tenets of Islamic fundamentalism do Satrapi and her family resist?

Essay Topic 2

Write a character sketch of the author based on her style and content. What values does she hold dear? What are her hopes and fears? What kind of person do you think she is? Anchor your sketch in passages in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Watch the film of Persepolis. Compare and contrast the film, which Satrapi herself consulted on, and the book. How are they similar? How are they different? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

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