Explicit Inference
A
Why are Marji's parents annoyed at the beginning of the chapter?
F
Why do you think the Shah kept changing prime ministers?
B
Why does Marji initially think everything will improve after the Shah leaves?
G
What strange phenomena does Marji observe after the fall of the Shah?
C
What does the party actually celebrate?
G
Why does Marji's father tell her "surely not politics and sentiments don't mix"?
D
Why did Sadat take in the Shah?
H
Why do the children try to teach Ramin a lesson? PEEL RESPONSE
Hypocrisy
How do the panels on p.44 show hypocrisy? Answer in PEEL and refer to the panel as well as what happened in the story before.
E
What does Marji learn about her grandfather that surprises her?
I
How is Marji's understanding of politics changing during the chapter?
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Irony
How does the last panel on p.43 show irony? Answer in PEEL and refer to the panel as well as what happened in the story before.