Elements of a Graphic Memoir
Violence
Rebellion & Identity
Symbolism
Title & Beginning and End
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The perspective is a memoir told from...

What is 1st person point of view?

100

In the first half of the novel, violence is shown through...

What is the result of the Islamic Revolution?

100

Marji's internal conflict, which manifests itself as a small-scale of rebellion includes...

What is her strong desire for freedom, which clashes against traditional Islamic values?

100

The veil represents...

What is to show how women suffered and their lack of power?

100

The title, Persepolis, literally means...

What is the ancient capital of Persia during the Persian Empire?

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The common purpose of a memoir...

What is to describe character development and personal journeys?

200

If women did not wear their veils then they would be punished by...

What is attacked or raped?

200

Marji acts as a rebel when she participates in...

What is smoking cigarettes, going to demonstrations (protests), and escaping to Vienna?

200

The plastic key represents...

What is the idea of an entrance to heaven after offering yourself as a martyr in the war?

200

The title represents how...

What is the changes in Iran before and after the revolution?

300
The method that graphic memoirs use to convey their message...

What is explaining how sequential art illustrates the story?

300

An example in the book of where violence can be seen is when...

What is Marji's mom goes out without the veil and she is harrased by men?

300

This theme influences the development of Marji's identity...

What is violence.

300

The cigarette represents...

What is Marji's coming of age and rebelling against her mother?

300

The title draws parallels about society by...

What is by showing hardships that both Marji and those around her faced and showing her hope for change in her country?

400
The significance of having visual elements, like illustrations, in a graphic memoir...

What is additional context clues that give readers another mode to interpret the story through?

400

One way that kids were lured into this ongoing cycle of violence is through...

What is "the key to paradise", which would target kids of lower socioeconomic status and tell them they would be sent to the frontlines and sacrificed?

400

A decision Marji makes when she is older that she describes as "childish" and not "mature and adult" is...

Getting engaged to Reza

400

The motif of religion shows...

What is Marji's insecurity and oppression from the government?

400

The title makes a statement about the past by...

What is it represents the past of Iran and works to show how the past plays a role in the present?

500

These literary terms are associated with a graphic memoir format...

What are symbolism, pathos, and lagos.

500

Which character gave Marji a talk about the importance of staying true to yourself despite facing violence and resistence ...

What is Marjis grandmother

500

One of the main difficulties which impacts the development of Marji's identity is...

What is, navigating between the Islamic and European future, as she feels like an outsider to both and does not fit in.

500

The motif of Women’s suffrage and struggles represent...

What is the identity crisis Marji struggles with, due to the way all women in Iran are viewed and treated? 

500

The end of the novel gives readers...

What is a summary of everything we have learned from Marji throughout the book and wrap up the story of her life.