Persepolis: Kim Wilde, The Shabbat, The Dowry

How does Maji's parents attempt to smuggle in the posters from Turkey?

• Marji's mom sews them into Marji's father's coat.
• They roll them up and try to act natural.
• Marji's mother sews them into Marji's father's suitcase.
• Marji's mom sews them into her veil.

What was the purpose of the Women's Branch of the Guardians of the Revolution?

• To stop men from treating women unfairly.
• To arrest women who are improperly veiled.
• To ensure that women and young girls attend religious school.
• To persuade women to join the revolution.

Marji avoids going before the Committee by lying to the Guardians and explaining that she is Turkish and not Iranian.

• True
• False

What does Marji realize for the first time in regard to the bombings?

• Iraq is bombing their own people.
• The bombing is a hoax.
• It doesn't matter if they take shelter in a basement because the bombs are so destructive.
• The Russians are actually sending the bombs.

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Who/What are the Baba-Levys?

• A Iranian Rebel group in Tehran.
• The family that Marji's family lets hide in their basement.
• A Militant Revolutionary group throughout Iran.
• One of the only Jewish families that stayed in Tehran.

How does Marji know that Neda and her family died?

• She sees Neda's bracelet attached to a body part in the rubble. 
• She hears it on the BBC.
• The whole family is executed in front of their home.
• Marji discovers them dead in their home.

Why does Marji ultimately get expelled?

• She talks back to the principal.
• She wears jewelry and makeup to school. 
• She wears jeans to school.
• She hits the principal.

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What happened to Niloufar?

• She was arrested. 
• She died when her home was bombed.
• She was raped and executed.
• She ran away to Turkey with her parents.

Where do Marji's parents decide to send her?

• Austria
• The United States
• Israel
• Switzerland

What made up a large portion of the people fleeing the country?

• young girls
• whole families
• young boys
• former wounded soldiers