Persepolis

What does Marji's grandmother tell her they used to do after feeling embarrassed and poor

In the film, this major choice shows the difference between the present and the past.

A person who is believe to have a special connection to a diving being and speaks on their behalf to deliver messages to humanity

What are those who choose to wear the veil loosely and show some of their hair considered?

Allegedly motivated by Islamic extremism, 4 individuals doused the building with airplane fuel before burning what building?

At age six, Marji had decided that she wanted to become a prophet, and since prophets must write holy books, she writes one too...but who only know about it?

During demonstrations of the "veil," a german journalist took this from Marjane's mother; it was published in the european newspapers and cause her to dye her hair and wear dark glasses for a long time (5).

The Shah is deposed, and elections for a new leading power commence; Islamic fundamentalists win the elections and impose strict Islamic law, forcing women to dress how?

Marji’s favorite is a comic book called Dialectic Materialism, which compares the ideas of this French philosopher and German political theorist:

When her parents refuse her desire to demonstrate, Marji goes to bed crying, and God, who usually comes to her at night, is strangely absent. What does this event (and others) represent:

The authorities claim that a group of religious fanatics were responsible for the massacre, but what do Marji and her parents realize?

The film combines the stories from Persepolis Vol. 1 & and 2, but not as chronologically as the books; what literary technique do the directors add that surrounds the original story to give it more context?

What does "perpetuated" mean?

Who is Fidel Castro?

Who is a popular Marxist revolutionary and guerilla leader; made lots of popular symbols for the fight

What does "illiterate" mean?

Who is this giant, lizard creature?

What does "obligatory" mean?

Marji overhears her parents in their bedroom discussing a fire at a local cinema that killed about how many people?

Anouche is rearrested and ________________ for his political beliefs

What is a "shah?"

Marji’s father describes how he saw a group of protesters hailing a pair of dead bodies being taken from the hospital as martyrs. One of the bodies was a man killed at a protest, but the other was a man who simply died of what?

What is the series of events that took place in 1979 that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty?

Who was Ghandi?

Who was born October 2nd, 1869 and was assassinated January 30, 1948 as the leader of the Indian Independence movement against British rule?

It's learned that Marji’s grandfather mingled with intellectuals and later became a communist, for which he was imprisoned and thrown into a water-filled cell. What did Marji do to sympathize?

Since the film is trying to fit an entire graphic novel into a feature-length film, the story often feels...

What is the title of the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi?

Those who wear the veil by the letter of the law and show no hair are considered what?

At Orly Airport in Paris, Marjane "Marji" Satrapi prepares to board a plane to where?

Marji’s growing knowledge of history and her innate sense of justice causes her to what?

Marji attends a liberal French bilingual coeducational school where boys and girls are now separated and girls must wear this: