How Good is Your Persepolis Memory?

How old is Marjane when the book begins?

• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

What year did it become obligatory to wear the veil?

• 1979
• 1980
• 1990
• 1981

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Marjane's mother was against having to wear the veil.

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

At a young age, Marjane felt that she was going to be a

• doctor
• prophet
• learner
• god

What happened when the Rex Cinema was set on fire?

• 400 people died
• People were attacked for trying to rescue them
• Firemen didn't arrive for 40 minutes
• all of the above

Who put the first Shah Reza in power in order to control the oil in Iran? 

• The British
• America
• China
• Russia

Marjane's grandfather was arrested multiple times for being a communist.

• True
• False

Why did Mehri become the Satrapi family's maid?

• She wanted to have a job.
• Her parents had too many children to take care of.
• Her mother wanted her to become literate.
• She was scared to live in her own home because of Communism.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why did Mehri's sister tell Marjane's uncle about her being in love with the neighbor and sending love letters back and forth?

• She thought he was not a good person
• She was worried that Mehri was too young to get engaged
• She fell in love with him, too, and was jealous of Mehri
• She thought he was in a different social class

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of these lines did father NOT say when he found out about Mehri and the neighbor boy?

• "You must understand that their love was impossible."
• "In this country you must stay within your own social class."
• "Do you want to continue seeing her?"
• "Is it her fault that she was born where she was born???"