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Reading & Vocab Quiz

Pages 155-188 of Satrapi’s Persepolis

Part I. Matching: Directions: Draw a line to match each word with the appropriate definition.
1. caricature A narrow and exclusive group of friends
2. clique A verbal conflict; an altercation
3. quarrel An exaggerated representation of a person
Part II. Usage: Directions: Use each of the following words in a sentence. Each sentence should
reveal that you understand the meaning of the word.
4. deduce (v.): __________________________________________________________________
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5. timid (adj.): ___________________________________________________________________
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6. emancipated (adj.): _____________________________________________________________
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7. assimilate (v.): ________________________________________________________________
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Part III. Reading Comprehension: Directions: Answer each question in as much detail as you can.
Provide enough information to establish that you read the homework carefully.
8. When Marji arrives in Austria, she stays in the home of Houshang and Zozo. When Houshang
and Zozo had lived in Iran, he had worked as a CEO while she had worked as his secretary. Since
coming to Austria, how have their jobs and economic circumstances changed? _________________
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9. While living at a French boarding house, Marji eats from a pot of spaghetti while watching t.v. in
the refectory. A nun at the boarding house then says, “It’s true what they say about Iranians. They
have no education” (177). How does Marji respond to this statement? What happens to Marji? ____
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10. When Marji attends a party with her friend Julie, she gains her first exposure to “public displays
of affection” and to “a man and woman half-naked” (185, 187). How does she respond? _________
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