Persepolis: The Jewels and The Key

All of the following are ramifications of the nation's political conflict EXCEPT:

• Stores have less food.
• No one is around to leave Iran.
• There is less gasoline.
• Towns are being bombed.

Why does Mali and her family come to visit Marji's family?

• They are fleeing for the states and wanted to say goodbye first.
• They need a safe place to hide from the police.
• Their home was bombed and they do not have another place to stay.
• They have gone bankrupt and they do not have another place to stay.

What does Marji's mom say is worse than being defeated by Iraqis?

• "your pride"
• "To lose what you have built in a lifetime"
• "To lose all of your possessions"
• "To be spat on by your own people"

What is the main difference between the Iraqi and Iranian armies according to Marji?

• The Iraqi's had quantity  and Iran had quality.
• Iraq had help from Russia and Iran didn't,
• Iran had the help of the rest of the middle east.
• Iran had better supplies than Iraq. 

Who does Marji's teacher blame for the student's rebelliousness?

• The families
• The war
• The school
• The Shah

Why are the school boys given keys?

• The boys are supposed to give a girl of their choosing a key to unlock their heart. 
• Anyone given a key will go to war on their 15th birthday. 
• The keys unlock a bomb shelter under the school.
• If they go to war and die, the key will help them get into Heaven.

What does Marji's teacher do to punish the students?

• She suspends them for one week.
• She gives them after school detention.
• She whips them.
• She makes them pray.

Who is Shahab?

• Marji's uncle.
• Marji's cousin.
• Marji's aunt.
• Marji's godmother. 

How does the government entice young men to enlist in the army?

• They pay them a large sum, and give families better housing.
• They tell them that there is a lot of honor if you die and you will always be remembered. 
• They pay for all their schooling if they enlist. 
• They tell the young men that if they die they will get plenty of food, women, and possessions in Heaven. 

What explanation does Marji give for her generation being so rebellious?

• Her generation had known secular schools. 
• Families do not teach values.
• Schools have become too confusing.
• Her generation was brought up on punk rock.