All About Satrapi
The Maid
The Letter
Islamic Ways
The Parents
100
Who is Marjane's favorite author?
Who is Ali Ashraf Darvishian
100
Who is Mehri?
Who is the Satrapi's family maid
100
Why couldn't Mehri write and read her own letters?
What is because she was never taught and when Marji's mother tried to teach her, she didn't understand
100
Why is the difference between social class important to the story?
What is because it is the reason for the revolution
100
What did Marji's mother do to Marji and Mehri after finding them at the demonstration?
What is she slapped both of them
200
The reason for Marjane's shame?
The difference in class.(She was of a higher class than her maid, who was her friend)
200
How does Mehri come to join Marji's family?
What is her parents gave her away because they had too many kids and they believed she'd be better off working for the Satrapi's
200
Who wrote and read Mehri's letters for her?
Who is Marji
200
What effect does the war in Iran have on Marji's daily life?
What is during the war Marji felt that she needed to retaliate more than she had previously in life. This meant attending more demonstrations and voicing her opinion at places such as school more often and defiant
200
How did Marji's unique relationship between her parents and grandmother influence her reactions towards the changes in her society?
What is Since Marji's parents and grandmother were rebel fighters, Marji was bound to end up as a rebel as well and she did.
300
The reason for Satrapi reading so many books
What is because she didn't understand why the revolution started and the emotions that came with it. And of course because she loved reading
300
Why did the neighbor, Hossein, break up with Mehri?
What is because the were of different social classes
300
How did Hossein find out that Mehri was a maid?
What is because her sister got jealous and told someone and it eventually got to Marji's father. Then he told Hossein.
300
How does the social class of Marjane's family conflict with their political views?
What is Typically, the families that are seen as being high class folk, their political views tend to gravitate towards the fundamentalist side of thinking because it provides benefits to them since they have more money. While the low class people are seen as more of the modern rebel fighters because of their lack of wealth.
300
Why were Marji's parents so angry when they found Marji and Mehri? Explain.
What is because it was black Friday, the day many were slaughtered for disobeying the Shah's orders.
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