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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. When does Satrapi realize that she doesn’t understand anything?

2. How do Satrapi and her family oppose the Islamic Revolution?

3. Why was Satrapi’s father nearly arrested?

4. What was Mohsen called in prison?

5. Where does Satrapi’s mother tell Marjane Anoosh has gone?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Satrapi’s experiments in playing ‘torture.’

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

4. What changes did the Shah make in Iran when he was installed in the 1950s?

5. Why is Satrapi disappointed with her father?

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

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

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

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

10. What trouble does Satrapi’s relationship with Mehri cause?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many places, Satrapi uses irony to comment on her own innocence, on her parents’ contradictions, or on the Islamic revolution. Using examples from the text, describe the patterns that run through Satrapi’s use of irony. What kinds of latent meanings does she express? What kind of point of view does she expect her reader to share with her, to understand her irony?

Essay Topic 2

Evaluate your own reading of Persepolis—did you resist it, or were you compelled by the story? What does your reading tell you about yourself and your interests? Use specific examples from the book to describe yourself as a reader.

Essay Topic 3

How would you rewrite Persepolis, if you were to adapt it and make it your own. What part of the book would you preserve? What part would you change? Explain your motivation for the changes you would make.

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