Persepolis Review (Chapters 1 - 9)

What is the name of the main character of Persepolis?

• Mary

• Marji

• Mehri

• Melly

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What are the citizens of Iran protesting at the beginning of the novel?

• The government order to wear a veil

• American involvement in trade

• Unfit factory working conditions

• Iran involvement in the Vietnam War

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At the beginning of the novel, what does Marji want to be when she grows up?

• A doctor

• A prophet

• A scientist

• A musician

How is Marji related to royalty?

• Her father was a Shah

• Her mother was a princess

• Her grandfather was a prince

• Her uncle was a Royal Spy

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What happened in Marji's grandfather while he was in prison?

• He was brutally murdered

• He developed arthritis in his back

• He was locked in a cell filled with water

• He was burned with an iron

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Who is Mehri?

• Marji's sister

• Marji's family maid

• Marji's teacher

• Marji's aunt

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What is the biggest lesson Marji learns from Mehri and the neighbor boy's relationship?

• Love will always find a way

• Love between social classes will always be difficult

• Teenage love is fleeting and fades quickly

• When love is concerned, anything is possible

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What is "Black Friday" as mentioned in Persepolis?

• A shopping day of sale prices

• The day after Thanksgiving

• A day of extremely violent protests

• A Catholic religious observance

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Why do Marji and her friends make plans to hurt their classmate Ramin?

• He enlisted to become a soldier in the Shah's secret police

• He pulled Marji's hair in the middle of a class debate

• He pulled Marji's veil off in the middle of the playground

• His father was a soldier in the Shah's secret police

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Where does Marji get the idea to use "torture" in games with her friends?

• From watching violent movies with her brother

• From listening to her family members' prison stories

• From doing a research report on the war for school

• From hearing her neighbors argue about the war

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