Plot Points
Marji grows up during an important moment in Iranian history
What is the Iranian revolution of 1979?
A symbol of repressed femininity
What is the veil?
The space where illustrations and dialogue exist on a page
What is a panel?
The first iran prophet before the Arab invasion
Who is Zarathustra?
Which figurative language device is this quote an example of?
“No scream in the world could have relieved my suffering and anger”
What is hyperbole?
As a child, Marji wants to become a ______.
What is a prophet?
A symbol of hope during dark times
What is the bread swan?
A piece of the panel that assigns dialogue to a character
What are speech bubbles?
A tragedy that killed 400 people
What is the Cinema Rex fire?
Which figurative language device is this quote an example of?
“I’m walking like Frankenstein”
What is simile?
Marji meets a hero in her famly
Who is Uncle Anoosh?
Symbol of rebellion
What is the cigarette?
The space between panels
What is gutter?
The year the shah was overthrown
What is 1979?
Which figurative language device is this quote an example of?
“After a long sleep of 2500 years, the revolution has finally awakened the people”
What is metaphor?
Why do the Baba-Levy stay home on the day Iraq attacks Tehran?
What is the jewish sabbath?
A symbol representing the lengths the government will go in order to get more soldiers
What is the key?
Lines that illustrate a character's movement
What are motion lines?
The day a protest turned into a massacre
What is black friday?
Which figurative language device is the first panel in page 6 an example of?
What is juxaposition?
Why do Marji's parents send Marji to Europe?
What is safety?
A symbol of Marji's mental state during the story
What is Marji's bed?
Two things are placed together in contrast
What is juxtaposition?
Iraq attacks many cities with bombs
What is the Iran-Iraq war?
Which figurative language device is this quote an example of?
"The BBC said there were 400 victims."
What is allusion?