Persepolis Unit Test

Have you enjoyed the book thus far?

• Yes, it's the best book I've ever read!

• No, it's terrible.

• It's decent enough, for a school book.

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.

Who said, “To survive I took in sewing and with the leftover material, I made clothes for the whole family.”

• Uncle Taher's Wife

• Pardisse

• Grandma

• Marji's Mother

Why does Mehri enlist Marji's help to write love letters?

• Mehri has terrible handwriting.

• Marji feels guilty about not eating together.

• Mehri can't read.

• Marji is a suave and refined.

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.

Who returns to Marji and helps her feel safe at the end of chapter 7, The Heroes?

'The Bicycle' is symbolic of 

• violence
• fun
• revolution
• punishment

In 'Persepolis' dramatic anxiety is created through:

• Satrapi's father taking pictures of demonstration
• Satrapi's mother and grandmother gripped by fear
• Endless waiting for Satrapi's father to return
• Satrapi's father going to the hospital