Heroes
Marji is disappointed her dad is not a ____.
hero
The name of Marji's uncle that she comes to know and become close with.
Uncle Anoosh
Marji's crush Kaveh and his family move to ____.
America
Marji's mom is verbally assaulted by two men because _______.
She wasn't wearing a veil.
Pardisse tells Marji she wishes her father was NOT a hero. She'd rather he be__________. (two possible answers)
alive or in prison
Marji's mother believes all torturers should be _____.
massacred
What gift does Marji's uncle give her?
bread swan
How did Siamek's family escape?
hid in flock of sheep
Fundamentalist students attack the US Embassy and take ________ hostages. (not a number)
American
Why do Marji and her parents get emotional hearing the Iranian National Anthem?
Hadn't heard it in over a year/had been banned
Marji makes her friend Laly cry. How?
Says her dad being on a "trip" means he is dead.
Where country did Marji's uncle escape to?
USSR
Marji's father does not want to start a new life in America because _____. (two possible answers)
He and his wife would lose their wealth/have to start all over with low paying jobs.
Veils are reinstated and _____ are closed down because they are "too decadent".
universities
Due to war, ____ has to be rationed and ____ shelves are bare. (must be specific and in correct order)
gas/supermarket
Name TWO ways prisoners were tortured.
whipping, nails torn out, burned with iron, burned with cables
Why did her uncle come back to Iran?
He missed his country.
How was Mohsen killed? Why?
drowned in bathtub; he was a revolutionary/killed by fundamentalists
Marji witnesses ____ for the first time at a demonstration.
a stabbing/violence
Why are Iranian women calling one another rude names? Why are they angry?
Families from south moving north to escape bombing/less groceries, etc. for all/calling them rude names due to fear
How many political prisoners were released?
3,000
How many years did her uncle spend in prison?
9
Why is Marji "floating in space" on the last page of this chapter? (Specific reason)
She feels lost/unanchored due to loss of her uncle.
What becomes a symbol of Iranian's ideology (their belief system)? NAME TWO.
Clothing; veils, shaving, neck ties,
Art Question: Marji is drawn "older" from one page to the next even though no time has passed. Why? (Be specific.)
Marjane is showing how the difficult times have aged Marji (figuratively) especially the loss of her uncle