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Persepolis Warm Up

Authored by Geary Morris

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Persepolis Warm Up
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In "The Veil", Marji feels a conflict of identity between

Her nationalism to Iran and reign of Reza Shah.

Her religious faith and modern upbringing.

Her friends and her family.

Her relationship to God and the death of Uncle Anoosh.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following words most accurately describes what Marji is feeling in the following passage (page 2, panel 4)?


The three minutes seemed like three days. For the first time, I realized just how much danger we were in.

shame

dread

exuberance

indifference

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

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.

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

'The Bicycle' is symbolic of 

violence
fun
revolution
punishment

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An important theme of 'The Letter' is:

Illiteracy
Social divide
Political protest
Ignorance

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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