Persepolis Chapters 1-6

Who is Marji

• A 10 year old girl who lives in Iran

• A 5 year old girl who lives in Iran

• A 7 year old boy who lives in Pakistan

• An 8 year old boy who lives in America

What revolutionary did Marji imagine herself as?

• Fidel Castro

• Che Guevara

• Leon Trotsky

• Malcolm X

What does Marji's father do during the revolution?

• Fight with revolutionaries

• fight with other civilians

• Take photographs of the protests

• light fires to citizen homes

How did Marji's parents respond to the armies who fought the citizens?

• Run away

• Throw rocks and stones at the soldiers

• shoot at the soldiers

• were attacked and arrested

Who was Marji's grandfather?

• The son of Reza Shah

• Karl Marx

• Mahatma Ghandi

• Leon Trotsky

Who was Marji passing notes for?

• Her neighbor

• Her mother

• Her maid

• Her cousin

Who did Marji's mother visit in jail?

• Her brother

• Her husband

• Her uncle

• Her father

Why was Marji's grandfather arrested?

• He became a communist

• He tried to overthrow the emporer

• He hit Marji's mother

• He was a theif

Who does Marji secretly talk to?

• Her imaginary friend

• God

• Her neighbor

• Her grandfather

What was Black Friday in Iran?

• The day after Thanksgiving

• A holiday for African Americans

• The day the Pahlavi army massacred protesters

• The day the emperor was overthrown in Iran