Characters
Iranian Revolution
Persepolis Plot
Iran
Animal Trivia
100
The main character and narrator of the story.
Who is Marjane?
100
The year the Iranian Revolution took place.
What is 1979?
100
This article of clothing becomes a requirement for all girls at school at the beginning of the book.
What is the veil?
100
The name of the Continent Iran is in.
What is Asia?
100
This animal's name is a misnomer: it is most closely related to raccoons. But, it's name comes from the fact that its diet is 98% bamboo.
What is a red panda?
200
The two people Marjane lives with.
Who are her mother and father?
200
What kind of ruler was overthrown during this revolution?
What is a Shah or King?
200
This is what Marjane dreams of becoming when she grows up.
What is a prophet?
200
The capital city of Iran.
What is Tehran?
200
This snake is responsible for the most deaths in the United States.
What is the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake?
300
This older woman agrees to be Marjane's first disciple.
Who is Marjane's grandmother?
300
These are the two main sects of Muslims.
What are Shia and Sunni?
300
Where Marjane wants to go after she hears the story of her grandfather in the water cell.
What is in the bath?
300
The main religion in Iran.
What is Islam?
or
What are Muslims?
300
This nocturnal bird eats small animals whole, then regurgitates the bones.
What is an owl?
400
The surprise we learn about Marjane's grandpa in Chapter 3.
What is that Marjane's grandpa is a prince?
400
In the Iranian Constitution, this is the highest ruler of the land.
Who is God?
400
This was burned down, and the entrance was blocked by police so no one could be rescued.
What is the cinema?
400
The ethnic group that makes up over half the population in Iran.
What are Persians?
400
The largest rodent in the world.
What is a capybara?
500
This character visits Marjane while she is in the bathtub trying to imagine the experiences her grandfather endured in prison.
Who is God?
500
The name of the Dynasty that was overthrown.
What is the Pahlavi Dynasty?
500
The book on philosophy Marjane read as a child.
What is Dialectical Materialism?
500
This body of water touches Northern Iran.
What is the Caspian Sea?
500
This animal poops cubes.
What is a wombat?