Persepolis Warm Up

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.

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

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.

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.

'The Bicycle' is symbolic of 

• violence
• fun
• revolution
• punishment

An important theme of 'The Letter' is:

• Illiteracy
• Social divide
• Political protest
• Ignorance

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

The setting of Persepolis is ___ in 1980.

• Kabul, Afghanistan

• Tehran, Iran

Why did the revolutionists start the fire at the Rex Cinema Theatre?

• They were showing "The Deer Hunter."

• The building was in poor repair; it was accidental.

• The movies shown were depicting western culture.

• In an act of protest against the Ayatollah.

Who is the author of Persepolis?

• Nikki Grimes

• John Greene

• Marjane Satrapi

• Sydney Sheldo