History of Iran
Graphic Novels
Characters
Iran Today
Plot Points
100
This person ruled Iran up until the Revolution
The Shah
100
The text at the top or bottom of a panel is called what?
Caption
100

This character is 10 years old when the book starts.

Marji

100
Iran's legal system is founded on what holy book?
The Quran (Koran)
100

Marji's parents send her here at the end of the book.

Vienna

200
With which country does Iran go to war after the Revolution?
Iraq
200
The text that communicates a character's thoughts or actual dialogue is called what?
Speech/thought bubble/balloon
200

This person carves toy ducks for Marji and is killed in prison.

Uncle Anoosh

200
In Iran, women are required to wear what?
Veils/headcoverings/hijabs
200
At the beginning, what does Marji want to be when she grows up?
A prophet
300
The Iranian Revolution began in what year?
1979
300
A book about the author's own life is called what?
Autobiography
300

 Who lives with Satrapis for most of the book?

Grandma

300

What resource does Iran have that other countries want?

Oil

300

Why was Mehri "Marjane's maid" and the neighbor's son relationship impossible?

Because they weren't in the same social class.

400
In ancient times, modern-day Iran was called what?
Persia
400
List one way in which graphic novels are different than comic books.
(Multiple right answers)
400

This character cannot eat with family or date the upper-class neighbor

Mehri, maid

400

What is the capital of Iran?

Tehran

400

At the beginning of the war, the military started recruiting young boys and placing this around their necks, promising them a better life in heaven if they died in action.

keys

500
What sparked the Iranian Revolution?
Economic dissatisfaction
500

The title of an image on a page in a graphic novel

Panel

500

Who was Marji's great-grandfather?

A prince

500

Iranian people speak what language?

Persian, Farsi

500

Marjane was expelled from two schools and was sent to live outside of Iran after these two offenses.


Refusing to turn over jewelry to one principal and arguing with a teacher about the Iranian government.

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