all American boys book (Black Lives Matter)
Persepolis Book (Iranian Culture)
Night (Eli Wiesel) Book (The Holocaust)
Anne Frank's Diary
Dry (Neil and Jarrod Shusterman) Book (Climate Change in Chelsea)
100

What is All American Boys mainly about?

What is... Oppression and racism?

100

The title of the ruler of Iran before he was overthrown and sent into exile in Egypt.

What is... The shah.

100

Elie suffers from an infection in this specific body part, requiring him to undergo surgery in the camp hospital.

What is... His foot.
100

During what war was this famous diary written?

What is... World War 2.

100

What is the figurative language in this sentence:

The wind howled as it hit my window.

What is... The wind howled.

200

Rashad's father holds this profession, making him initially side with the police officer.

What is... A former police officer.

200

Name 3 characters from persepolis.

What is... 

  • Marjane Satrapi (Marji)
  • Uncle Anoosh (Anoosh Satrapi)
  • Grandmother (Grandmother's full name is never stated in the book, but she is known as Mrs. Satrapi or Taji's mother)
  • Taji Satrapi: Marji's progressive and passionate mother who actively protests against the compulsory veil.
  • Ebi Satrapi: Marji's father, an engineer who documents the revolution through photography and holds leftist political views.
  • Mehri: The Satrapi family's young maid who falls in love with a neighborhood boy but faces social class barriers.
  • Taher Satrapi: Marji's uncle who suffers multiple heart attacks and tragically dies just before his passport arrives.
200

Elie loses his religious faith after witnessing the public execution of this young, beloved boy.

What is... The pipel.

200

Where was Anne Frank hiding and for how long?

(100 bonus points if they answer how long.)

What is...

200

What Are 3 climate change causers in Chelsea MA?

What is... Salt piles, lead on the Tobin Bridge, Noise pollution, and trash on the street.

300

Rashad is heavily involved in this high school extracurricular program before his injury.

What is... JROTC.

300

This infamous secret police organization was created by the Shah to silence opposition and terrorize citizens.

What is... The Savak.

300

Out of the 100 prisoners crammed into Elie's cattle car to Buchenwald, only this many survive the journey.

What is... 12.

300

This is the total number of people who ultimately live together in the Secret Annex.

What is... Eight (8).

300

This is the eerie nickname used to describe the deeply dehydrated, mindless citizens wandering the streets desperately seeking fluid.

What is... Water-zombies.

400

This student, who is also Guzzo's cousin, plays a major role in organizing the final march for Rashad.

What is... Jill.

400

This cinema burns down at the beginning of the book with the doors locked by police, sparking early protests against the Shah.

What is... The Rex Cinema.

400

In the famous final scene of the book, Elie looks into a mirror and states that this object is staring back at him.

What is... A corpse.

400

This is the specific BBC radio broadcast station that the Annex residents listen to illegally for true updates on the war.

What is... Radio Orange (or the BBC).


400

This form of strict, military-enforced governance is declared across the state to control the mass rioting and looting.

What is... Martial Law.

500

This specific phrase becomes the viral hashtag and rallying cry used by the students to support Rashad online.

What is... #RashadIsAbsentAgainToday.

500

In 1979, the year of the revolution, the veil was required and these two Western luxuries were banned.

What is... Alcohol and western music.

500

This is the identification number tattooed onto Elie’s left arm, which becomes his new name.

What is... A-7713.

500

Anne writes a famous, optimistic line stating that despite everything, she still believes people are truly this at heart.

What is... Good.

500

This specific animal is frequently used as a literary motif throughout the book to highlight the characters' loss of humanity.

What is... A wolf / wild animals.