Persepolis Chapters 5-8

Who is Mehri?

• A famous revolutionary.

• The maid for the Satrapi family and Marji's close friend.

• A pet to the girl in the book.

Fill in the blank: Eby Satrapi, the dad, confronts the boy next door about writing love letters to his maid because of their different social _______.

What happened the same night Marji and Mehri went to a protest? Select all that apply.

• The Shah was exiled again.

• There were so many protestors killed in another neighborhood, they called the event Black Friday.

• Mehri and Hossein got married in secret.

• Marji's mother slapped her and Mehri.

Why did the whole country celebrate?

• Because they won the election.

• Because they were excited to start protesting.

• Because the Shah finally left the country to escape the demonstrations.

• Because they all received a paycheck.

Why do Marji and her friends threaten Ramin? Select all that apply.

• His father was in the Savak, the Shah's secret police force that killed lots of people.

• He was spreading royalist propaganda.

• His mom helped the Shah escape the country.

• His father probably killed some of the demonstrators for the Shah.

Fill in the blank: Ramin (and his parents) believes that _________ are evil.

What punishment does Marji's mother threaten her with?

• Time out for a few hours.

• Grounded from playing with her friends.

• Kicked out of school.

• Nailing her ears to the wall.

How many political prisoners does Marji's family know?

• 5

• 3

• 10

• 0

Fill in the blank: Marji's mother's name is _________?

What kinds of torture did the political prisoners endure? Select all that apply.

• They had their mustaches pulled by children.

• They were peed on.

• They had their nails ripped off of their fingers.

• They were whipped and burned.

• They had their mouths filled with garbage.