War
The other country in the war
What is Iraq?
Marjane's favorite comic book as a child
What is Dialectic Materialism?
This happened to Ahmadi before he was executed in prison
What is torture?
This was Mehri's job
What is housekeeper/servant?
With this object, Marjane "kissed childhood goodbye"
What is a cigarette?
The length of the war
What is 8 years?
Marjane owned this type of jacket, which was impossible to buy in Iran
What is denim?
This was who Marjane feared had died after their street was bombed
What are her parents?
This is who told Marjane's parents about Mehri's love affair
Marjane and her grandmother poured wine down this to avoid arrest
What is a drain?
The title given to those killed in the war
What is martyr?
The way Marjane's parents smuggled her posters
What is in their coats?
Pardisse's father died here
What is Baghdad?
These are how Marjane helped Mehri with her boyfriend
What is writing letters?
Kim Wilde was this
What is a singer?
Twice a day, Marjane's school had the students do this to mourn the war dead
What is beat their chests?
Uncle Anoosh gave one of these to Marjane before he was executed
What is a bread swan?
Uncle Taher died of this in the hospital
What is a heart attack?
Marjane considered Mehri to be this
What is a sister?
Uncle Taher needed a passport for this reason
What is to see his son?
The type of ship used to bomb Baghdad
What is F-14?
Marjane used the black market to obtain these
What are cassette tapes?
This was how Niloufar's parents learned she died
What is being sent a dowry?
Mehri took Marjane demonstrating on this day
What is Black Friday?
Whose dowry is referenced by the final chapter title?
Who is Niloufar?