Persepolis- CH: 18-19 (The Shabbat and The Dowery).

What is in implied in the sentence below from pg 138?

“If someone had timed me, I think I would have beat the world speed record. “

• Marji is very athletic and can run really fast.

• Marji is very confident that she is a fast runner.

• Marji is very weak and wishes she didn’t have to run.

• Marji is very worried about her family.

What is the effect of Marji’s excessive repetition of “Let them be alive…”?

• The reader expects Marji to die.

• The reader feels worried about the fate of Marji’s family.

• The reader suspects the war is over.

• The reader anticipates another explosion.

What does Marji's reaction to death (of friends,loved ones, etc…) in the novel reveal about her?

• She is horrified and overwhelmed by each death.

• She is morbid and thinks war is a game.

• She is scared after each death that she is next.

• She wants revenge after each death.

What evidence describes Taji’s (Marji’s mother) feelings about Marji’s in the last chapter?

• “She told off the religion teacher. She gets that from her uncle.”

• “Maybe you’d like her to end up like him too? Executed?”

• “Satrapi, you’re expelled!”

• “If someone so much as touches a hair on your head, I’ll kill him!"

Which lines from the last chapter support the theme of the novel?

• “ It would have been better to just go.”

• “Don’t cry, think of your future.”

• “Don’t forget who you are and where you come from.”

• “No tears. You’re a big girl.”

True or False:

It’s against Iranian law to murder a virgin.

• True

• False

True or False:

Under the new Islamic regime there were 300,000 political prisoners.

• True

• False

True or False:

The Guardians of the Revolution paid 500 tumas for the life and virginity of Niloufar (communist girl).

• 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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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.

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