English 4A Midterm Exam Study Guide

(Persepolis) What major political event took place in 1979 in Iran?

The Islamic Revolution

(Persepolis) What become obligatory for girls in Tehran to wear in 1980?

Veils

(Persepolis) Why were the bilingual schools shut down?

They felt that bilingual schools were symbols of decadence.

(Persepolis) How did Marjane’s mother react to a picture of her protesting being published in an Iranian magazine

She dyed her hair and wore dark glasses, because she was afraid.

(Persepolis) Which two identifies did Marjane feel torn between?

Between being religious (wanting to be a prophet), or having a modernized family. This is her living two different lives.

(Persepolis) When Marjane was 6 years old, what did she want to grow up to be?

A prophet

(Persepolis) When Marjane was young, whom did she have a long discussion with every night before she went to bed?

God

(Persepolis) Who wanted to be Marjane’s first disciple?

Her grandmother

(Persepolis) Which revolutionary did Marjane aspire to be like?

Che Guevara

(Persepolis) What have the Iranians suffered from for 2500 years?

Endless invasions

(Persepolis) How did the police behave while the Rex cinema burned down?

They blocked people from getting into the theater.

(Persepolis) Who caused the fire at the Rex Cinema?

The Shah

(Persepolis) Who helped the Father of the Shah overthrow the emperor?

The British and the Americans

(Persepolis) What did Marjane find out about her grandpa when Marjane’s father was explaining the history of Iran?

Her grandpa was a prince

(Persepolis) What job did Reza Shah give Marjane’s grandfather?

Prime Minister

(Persepolis) What type of government philosophy did Marjane’s grandfather support?

Communism

(Persepolis) What was Marjane’s father doing at the demonstrations?

Taking photos of the protesters

(Persepolis) Why was Marjane ashamed to sit in her father’s Caillac?

She realized she was in a higher social class than most people

(Persepolis) What was the name of Marjane’s maid?

Mehri

(Persepolis) Why did the maid’s parents send their daughter to work for Marjane’s family?

They had too many kids, and couldn’t feed them

(Persepolis) Who did the maid fall in love with?

Marjane’s neighbor’s son

(Persepolis) What skills did the maid not have?

She could not read or write

(Persepolis) What did Marjane and the maid do that made Marjane’s mom mad?

They went to a demonstration after Marjane's parents told her not to go.

(Persepolis) What was Black Friday in Iran?

A series of massacres, where protesters killed other people

(Persepolis) When the schools in Tehran reopened after the Iranian Revolution, What did the teacher have the students do to their textbooks?

Rip out any images of the Shah

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane and her friends want to attack Ramin?

His father had killed many people while being a part of the Shah’s secret police, the Savak

(Persepolis) What did Marjane tell Laly that made Laly upset?

She said that "on a trip" meant that Laly's dad was dead

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane love her Uncle Anoosh immediately?

He had gone to jail for 9 years, so she thought she finally had a hero in her life

(Persepolis) What happened to Uncle Fereydoon?

He was captured by the Shah’s soldiers

(Persepolis) What does Uncle Anoosh have a doctorate in?

In Marxism-Leminism

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane know Uncle Anoosh was upset about his wife?

He scratched out her face in their family portrait

(Persepolis) How did Anoosh get caught by the authorities?

While disguising himself in the airport trying to come back to Iran (With a fake passport, beard, and glasses)

(Persepolis) According to the television news how many people voted for the Islamic Republic?

99.99% of the population

(Persepolis) Why was Marjane upset when, after the Islamic regime took over, Kaveh told her that he was moving to America?

She liked Kaveh

(Persepolis) What happened to half of Marjane’s family when the Islamic Republic came into power?

They moved to America

(Persepolis) What happened to Siamak and his family?

They escaped hidden among a flock of sheep

(Persepolis) What did Uncle Anoosh give to Marjane before he was executed?

He gave Marjane an "Uncle" bread swan for the swan he had previously given her

(Persepolis) Who does Marjane say the following to: “Get out of my life! I never want to see you again!”

To God

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane want to go to the United States?

She wanted to visit Kaveh (her crush)

(Persepolis) Why were the universities shut down?

Shut down for 2 years because the Minister of Education declared them decadent

(Persepolis) What dream of Marjane’s “went up in smoke” when she learned that the universities were being shut down?

Her dream of becoming a chemist like Marie Curie

(Persepolis) What happened to Taji (Marjane’s mother) when her car broke down?

She was yelled at for not wearing her veil by two bearded men.

(Persepolis) What did the government make obligatory to protect women from rapists?

Veils

(Persepolis) What was Marjane supposed to say if anyone asked her what she did all day?

She prayed all day long

(Persepolis) What happened when Marjane went to a protest with her parents?

She finally saw the violence with her own eyes, after simply just hearing about it

(Persepolis) Where did Marjane and her parents go for three weeks?

Italy and Spain

(Persepolis) Why was Marjane’s grandma upset when she picked up Marjane and her parents from the airport?

Iran was at War with Iraq

(Persepolis) What was Ebi’s (Marjane’s dad’s) profession?

He was an engineer

(Persepolis) How does Marjane’s father get his news?

From the radio

(Persepolis) What happened to Pardisse’s father?

He died while attacking Iraq

(Persepolis) What did Marjane’s dad need Jerry cans for?

To store gas for the car

(Persepolis) What is one way in which Marjane and her classmates mourn the Iranian soldiers?

They line up twice a day, and beat their breasts

(Persepolis) What do the schools tell the young boys they will get in heaven?

Food, women, and houses made of gold and diamonds

(Persepolis) Who was the Iranian military using to replenish their front lines?

The young, poor boys

(Persepolis) What did the people in Marjane’s building do every time a bomb siren went off?

Took shelter in the building’s basement

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane’s mother hang black curtains in the apartment?

She was afraid their nosy neighbors would report them for how they spent their time (illegally: throwing parties; playing card games)

(Persepolis) When did the fundamentalists that followed Marjane’s family home finally leave them alone?

When Marjane’s father bribed them

(Persepolis) Which symbolic act represented Marjane saying good-bye to her childhood?

Smoking a cigarette

(Persepolis) What was Tahar’s last wish?

To see his son one more time

(Persepolis) What happened the same day Uncle Taher died?

His passport arrived

(Persepolis) Where do Marjane’s parents go on vacation without Marjane?

Turkey

(Persepolis) How did Marjane’s parents smuggle in the posters that Marjane wanted?

Marjane’s mother sewed them into Ebi’s jacket

(Persepolis) Why was Marjane stopped by the woman’s branch of the Guardians of the Revolution on her way home from Gandhi Avenue?

Wearing her veil improperly

(Persepolis) What did Marjane see that confirmed Neda had died?

Her turquiose bracelet was attached to her arm

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane get expelled from school?

She hit the principal

(Persepolis) Where did Marjane’s parents decide to send Marjane for school?

Austria

(Persepolis) According to the facial expressions of Marjane’s parents in the final panel of Persepolis, how did Marjane’s parents feel about letting Marjane leave the country?

Her parents were heartbroken, and completely devastated

(Persepolis) How long was Marjane in Austria for?

4 years

(Persepolis) What happened to Marjane’s Kim Wilde tapes when she returned to Iran?

Her mother gave them away

(Persepolis) Why did Marjane decide not to tell her parents about her difficulties in Austria?

They had suffered enough and she felt ashamed

(Persepolis) How long did the war in Iran last?

8 years

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