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History, Arts, English
9th -
12thgrade
Persepolis Chapters 5-8
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is Mehri?
A famous revolutionary.
The maid for the Satrapi family and Marji's close friend.
A pet to the girl in the book.
- 2. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blank: Eby Satrapi, the dad, confronts the boy next door about writing love letters to his maid because of their different social _______.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What happened the same night Marji and Mehri went to a protest? Select all that apply.
The Shah was exiled again.
There were so many protestors killed in another neighborhood, they called the event Black Friday.
Mehri and Hossein got married in secret.
Marji's mother slapped her and Mehri.
- 4. Multiple Choice
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.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why do Marji and her friends threaten Ramin? Select all that apply.
His father was in the Savak, the Shah's secret police force that killed lots of people.
He was spreading royalist propaganda.
His mom helped the Shah escape the country.
His father probably killed some of the demonstrators for the Shah.
- 6. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blank: Ramin (and his parents) believes that _________ are evil.
- 7. Multiple Choice
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.
- 8. Multiple Choice
How many political prisoners does Marji's family know?
5
3
10
0
- 9. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blank: Marji's mother's name is _________?
- 10. Multiple Choice
What kinds of torture did the political prisoners endure? Select all that apply.
They had their mustaches pulled by children.
They were peed on.
They had their nails ripped off of their fingers.
They were whipped and burned.
They had their mouths filled with garbage.
- 11. Fill in the Blank
Fill in the blank: Marji's mother tries to reassure her by telling her, "There is ________ on earth."
- 12. Fill in the Blank
Who returns to Marji and helps her feel safe at the end of chapter 7, The Heroes?
- 13. Multiple Choice
Who is Anoosh?
Marji's father
Marji's teacher
Marji's crush
Marji's uncle
- 14. Multiple Choice
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
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAn important theme of 'The Letter' is:IlliteracySocial dividePolitical protestIgnorance
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIn the chapter 'Persepolis', Satrapi's grandmother boils water:To purify the waterFor a hot bathTo pretend she's cookingTo wash clothes
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