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Friday 7/10

World Problems

“Persepolis” Worksheet

1. How does Marji’s grandmother initially respond to questions about the past?

She tried to ignore what Marji was asking her.

1. What are the strengths and limitations of using the graphic cartoon to tell the story?

The strengths are that you can actually see what’s going on in the story and understand it better.

1. How did the Shah’s rule compare to Reza’s?

1. How is the image of the Shah on the bottom of page 27 both symbolic and ironic?

It was ironic because he wasn’t treated like that as a king; he was just called a king. It was symbolic because she thought that’s how he was treated.

1. Who was Cyrus the Great? Why was he so important?

The mass ruler of Persia he was important because he was a great ruler.

1. What did Marji’s father do every day that makes her mother so nervous?

Her daddy went out and takes pictures everybody.

1. Why is this activity strictly forbidden?

They don’t want pictures of people getting beat up and shot and people who do this can go to jail

1. Ironically, what happens when a second dead man is carried out on a stretcher during a demonstration?

The guy that was killed wasn’t what they thought he was he had just died from cancer, then the wife started protesting.

1. What happens next that surprises Marji and amuses her family?

That the women start protesting even thought she didn't know nothing.