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Panel Analysis
Persepolis Mania
100
Iran got rid of this leader
The Shah
100
Marji wrote love letters for this person
Mehri (the maid)
100
Iran went to war with this country
Iraq
100
What does Marji see when she looks back at her parents in the airport
Mom being carried by dad
100
What does this image reveal about the girls?
She is showing that girls are still independent individuals and not powerless victims.
100
Marjane's first disciple
her grandmother
200
What became obligatory for girls in Tehran to wear in 1980
Veils/Hijab
200
This is Marji's uncle (at the beginning of the book)
Anoosh
200
Young boys who fought in the war were given this item
Golden plastic keys
200
This is where Marji's parents send her
Austria / Vienna
200
How does this panel characterize Marji?
This panel reveals how Marji is torn between her religious identity and her more modern outlook on the lifestyle (mentions of identity)
200
Name at least two things that changed because of the Islamic Republic's takeover (excluding wearing veils and growing facial hair)
Closing of universities, closing of US embassy, increased praying, and banning of alcohol and western goods.
300
Major event that took place in 1979 in Iran
Islamic Revolution
300
This was set on fire with 400 people inside.
Rex Theatre
300
What kind of story is Persepolis?
Coming of age. Bildungsroman. Autobiographical. Nonfiction. Memoir. Graphic novel.
300
What did it mean if someone was "on a trip"
That they were in prison or executed
300
Why are Marji and Mehri upset beyond the fact that Mehri and the neighbor boy broke up?
The impact of social classes on Marji's and Mehri's lives and how betrayed they felt by both the government and Marji's parents
300
How does what happened to Anoosh change Marjane’s beliefs?
She no longer believes in God
400
Why were the bilingual schools shut down?
They were a symbol of decadence and westernization
400
Marji's uncle Anoosh escaped to this country
Russia
400
What major event occurred when Marji and Mehri snuck out to a protest/demonstration?
Black Friday. Many people in the protest were massacred.
400
At school they did this to honor war victims
Beat chest
400
What does the way the body is drawn reveal? Must make specific references to the image
Childlike perception of violence because of how the body looks hollow, like a mannequin, no blood, etc
400
Why would Marji’s parents think it is funny she wants to play Monopoly after they returned from a protest?
The point of Monopoly is to own everything and they are protesting against the man who owns everything.
500
Who were Siamak and Mohsen? (You must describe what happened to both of them by the end of the book.)
The two friends of the Satrapis who were let out of prison when the Islamic Republic took over but eventually hunted. Siamak escaped in a herd of sheep but Mohsen was drowned in the bathtub.
500
What was Uncle Taher's final wish?
To see his son again.
500
These types of missiles were fired at Tehran.
Ballistic/Scuds
500
What famous scientist did Marji want to be like?
Marie Curie
500
Describe these panels. What's happening in them? What's the context?
The history of Iran as constantly being in a state of endless invasions and how it affects them currently
500
Name one of the three revolutionaries that Marji and her friends mention. (The ones they want to be like.)
Fidel, Che Guevara, or Trotsky