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Use the review games to see how well you understood the excerpt.

1) During the war with Iraq Marjane explains that Iraq has quality, but Iran has quantity? What about her statement suggests the reason for so many young soldiers?

1. Iran had so many weapons they needed vast numbers of soldiers to operate the weapons.
2. Iran is a much bigger country to protect.
3. Any able male, including young boys, had to join the military.
4. None of the above

Answer: c. Any able male, including young boys, had to join the military.

2) Why were coffins built like nuptial chambers placed on the streets when the soldiers died?

1. a. To decorate the streets
2. To symbolize the soldiers marrying Death

Answer: b. To symbolize the soldiers marrying Death

3) Why did they beat their chests in memory of the lost?

1. Iranians believed in flagellation or harming oneself.
2. This beating symbolized love lost and heartache.
3. Each girl had lost a boyfriend.
4. Both A and B

Answer: d. Both A and B

4) Why did teacher say they were worthless to their cause?

1. They were not so easily brainwashed.
2. Girls were not as strong as the boys.
3. Girls were not brave like the boys.
4. None of the above

Answer: a. They were not so easily brainwashed.

5) Name changes in school Marjane Sartrapi’s did not like.

1. No lunch, no recess, and no boyfriends allowed
2. No play time, no lunch, and no boyfriends allowed
3. No play time, must wear veils to cover hair, no lunch
4. No play time, must wear veils to cover hair, flagellation

Answer: d. No play time, must wear veils to cover hair, flagellation

6) The military used propaganda to encourage poor, young men to enlist. They promised plenty of food, houses made of gold, and countless girls for the boys to date. The boys must accept one item to enter paradise. What was it?

1. A gun
2. A military uniform
3. A plastic key painted gold
4. none of the above

Answer: c. A plastic key painted gold