Persepolis Plot
Persepolis Plot
Iran/Communism Facts
Writing Essays
Miscellaneous
100

At the beginning of Persepolis, Marji wants to be this.

A prophet

100

After putting her prophetic destiny aside, what does Marji want to be?

A revolutionary

100
Who owns all of the property in a communist society?

The government

100

This sentence comes first in an essay, and is supposed to help get a reader's attention or make them interested

The Hook

100

Under Armour was founded in this city

Baltimore

200

Marji has to wear this after the revolution happens

A veil

200

Marji sneaks out of her house with this character to attend the protests against the Shah

Her maid

200

Iran had a revolution to overthrow this ruler

The Shah 

200

In an introductory paragraph, these sentences help support the writer's point

Supporting details

200

In Connexions' official name, these two letters are capitalized

C and X

300

The Islamic Revolution happened to overthrow this ruler

Shah Muahammad Reza Pahlavi (The Shah)

300

Marji was disappointed that her father was not a hero during the revolution, but was excited to meet this character in Chapter 8, who spent time in prison and helped found Azerbaijan

Her uncle (Anoosh)
300

This man is considered the father of communism

Karl Marx

300

This sentence expresses the main idea of the essay, and is the last sentence of an introductory paragraph

The Thesis

300

Before she was in administration, this person used to be a Spanish teacher

Mrs. McLeod

400

What country did the revolutionaries want to stop influencing Iran?

The United States
400

Marji found out that this family member used to be a prince before the Shah took over

Her Grandfather

400

This country, formerly known as the Soviet Union, is one of the places where communism has been tried.

Russia

400

This is the last paragraph of an essay, and wraps up the writer's points by summarizing what they have written about

Conclusion

400

The current NBA leader in three pointers attempted is this player

James Harden

500

Name one of the revolutionaries Marji wants to imitate

Che Guevara, Leon Trotsky, OR Fidel Castro

500

Marji's father drove this type of car, which was part of the reason that she wanted to be a prophet

A Cadillac

500

Iran's revolution happened in this year

1979

500

This sentence comes first in every body paragraph, and helps inform the reader what the paragraph will be about

Topic Sentence

500

This team/school won the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament last year (and is where Mr. Riley went to college)

University of Virginia (Go Hoos)

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