Marji's Family
The family member Marji is closest with.
Her grandmother
The main way of which women are oppressed in Iran
The veil/hijab
What Marji decided she wanted to be when she was six
A Prophet
After finding out that a neighborhood boy's father worked for the Savak, Marji and her friends chase him around with ___ between their fingers
Iran is a ______ country on the globe
Middle-Eastern
Marji's mother ___ at the airport when saying goodbye to her daughter.
Faints
The way in which the government convinced thousands of poor boys into war without proper training.
They're offered "gold-painted keys to the kingdom of heaven", if they die in the war.
The type of school Marji attends
A Liberal French Bilingual Coeducational School
The person Marji helps write love letters for when she is a child
The Maid, Mehri
The reason the Shah was forced out of Iran
Widespread public outrage over authoritarian rule
The two members of Marji's family who were rebels.
Anoosh (uncle), and her grandfather
The country Iran is at war with throughout the book.
Iraq
The event that makes Marji lose her trust in God
The Execution of Uncle Anoosh
The items Marji gives to her friends before she leaves for Austria.
Her posters
The reason Marji is sent to study in Austria
Because her parents believe she may not be able to escape Iran otherwise
The reason the Satrapis stopped protesting.
A photo of Marji's mother was placed in newspapers.
___ ___ remain in power, even after the Shah is forced out.
Islamic fundamentalists
How Marji found the turquoise bracelet
By finding Neda's severed arm in a rubble pile of what used to be her house before the missile hit it.
The name of the girl that the Turquoise bracelet belonged to.
Neda Baba-Levy
The most important item Marji brings with her to Vienna.
A jar of Iranian soil
The advice Marji's grandmother gives her before she leaves for Austria.
"Always keep your dignity and be true to yourself."
The three main causes of the Iran-Iraq war
1. A long running history of border disputes.
2. Fear that the 1979 Iranian revolution would spread to Iraq
3. Iran was perceived as an easy target
The five important Americanized items Marji smuggles in
1. Denim Jacket
2. Nike Sneakers
3. Kim Wilde & Iron Maiden Cassettes
4. Micheal Jackson Button
5. Kim Wilde Poster
The names of Marji's parents
Ebi & Taji
The years in which the book takes place
1980-1983