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September 6

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September 7

September 10

September 11

September 12

September 13

September 14

T.O.C. Set-Up, Syllabus, Rules and Regulations, Portfolio Distribution, Textbook Distribution, I am from Activity Hidden/Deeper Literary Meaning Part I If Its Square, Its a Where Have I Seen When in doubt, its from Shakespeare or the Bible Hanseldee and Greteldum Its Greek To Me Its More Than Just Rain or Snow Interlude: Does he Mean That Concerning Violence

September 17

September 18

September 19

September 20

September 21 September 24

September 25

Is that a symbol? Common Symbolism in Literature Its all political Yes, shes a Christ figure too Flights of fancy Its all about sex except sex If she comes up, its baptism Geography matters So does season One Story Marked for Greatness Hes blind for a reason Its never just heart disease and rarely just illness Dont read with your eyes

September 26 September 27 September 28 October 1& 2

October 3

October 4

October 5 October 8 October 9

October 10

Is He Serious? And Other Ironies S.A.T. Mock Trial HTRLLP Take Home Test S.A.T. Vocabulary Quiz Spanish, Latin American, andMexican Famous Artists Study Student Lessons on Spanish, Latin American, andMexican Famous Artists Study Blood Wedding Author Study & Act I SSR Columbus Day Blood Wedding Act I Scene II Blood Wedding Act I

October 11

October 12

October 15 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 22-26

October 29November 2 November 5

November 6 November 7

November 8 November 9 November 12

Scene III Blood Wedding Act II Scene I Blood Wedding Act II Scene II BW Act II Scene II BW ACT III Scene I BW ACT III Scene II BW Review BW Review II BW Dramatic Interpretation HURRICANE SANDY Modify and Adjust Lessons Election Day BW Dramatic Interpretation S.A.T. Vocabulary Test Persepolis Introduction Veterans Day

November 13 November 14 November 15 November 16

November 19 November 26-28 November 29 November 30 December 3 December 4-7 December 10 December 11-13 December 14 December 17 December 18

December 19

January 23

Graphic Novel Theme and Diction Juxtaposition and Theme Structure and Exaggeration Bias Thanksgiving Holiday Persepolis Film Persepolis Film Persepolis Novel Exam Literary Terms Literary Terms Literary Terms Review Literary Terms Review Literary Terms Test I Have a Dream Lit Term Analysis IOC/Reflective Statement Mid-term Review HTRLLP

January 24

Mid-term Review Blood Wedding and Persepolis

Blood Wedding
Act 1, Scene 1 Abstract * A mother goes to say goodbye to her son, who is busy cutting down some grapes with a knife. * The mother quickly becomes angry with the son because he is using a weapon to remove the grapes.

Act 1, Scene 2 Abstract * The mother discusses her hatred of weapons and reminds him that his father and brother were killed with weapons by the Felix family, and then begs her son not to leave his home and return to the country. * The son asks his mother to leave her home and come to live with him and his fiance, but she refuses because she must visit her husband and son's graves daily to ensure no members from the Felix family are buried next to them.

Act 1, Scene 3 Abstract * The mother has yet to meet her son's fiance, although she is familiar with her family. She finally agrees to meet with the fiance's father and begs her son to bring her grandchildren before he leaves. * A neighbor visits the mother to tell her of the news she has missed out on due to her 20 years of isolation at her home.

Act 2, Scene 1 Abstract * The mother inquires about her son's fiance with her neighbor and learns that she once dated a man named Leonardo, who is a member of the Felix family. * The mother learns that Leonardo has since married the cousin of her son's fiance, and that he himself was very young when the Felix family killed her husband and son and is thus uninvolved.

Act 2, Scene 2 Abstract * The mother decides not to tell her son that his fiance once dated Leonardo.

Act 3, Scene 1 Abstract * Leonardo's wife and her mother are reciting her baby a lullaby to help him sleep

because he was up crying the previous night. * When Leonardo comes into the house, his wife begins questioning why he has been riding his horse so much, claiming the neighbors have seen him riding to the edge of the plain.

Act 3, Scene 2 Abstract * Leonardo becomes defensive towards his wife's questioning and claims he was simply doing man's work.

Abstract * The wife mentions that her cousin is to be married soon and her mother reminds her that Leonardo had dated the cousin for three years. * Leonardo tells his wife that he had broken it off with her cousin and that she should not cry. * A child comes into the house and tells the mother-in-law that he saw a young man in a store buying expensive items including stockings with roses. * Leonardo acts uninterested in the child's news and tells him to go away. * The wife asks Leonardo why he has acted so frustrated at the news from the young boy, but he tells her to leave him alone and then leaves the house. * The mother goes with her son to talk to the fiancee's father. * The mother complains about the long trip to get to the father's land and that the plains he lives on are too empty. * The father mentions that he wants the son to move his vineyard to his land, but the mother does not wish to combine their land. * The mother and the fiancee's father discuss the positive attributes of their children and discuss their upcoming marriage. * The son tells the others that he wishes to marry his fiance the next week on her 22nd birthday, prompting the mother to remind him that her son would have been 22 had he not been killed. * The mother meets the fiance and her father comments on how solemn she is acting, although she insists she is happy to be getting married. * The son gives the fiance the gifts he has bought her and confirms the day of their marriage with her before leaving.

* After the mother and son leave, the fiancee's servant begs her to open her gifts but she refuses. * The servant then asks the fiance if she saw the man on horseback at her window the previous night, to which the fiance says she has not. * The fiance says that it was probably her fianc that was at her window, but the servant says that it was Leonardo. * The fiance then admits that she knew it was Leonardo at her window. * It is before dawn on the wedding day and the servant combs the bride's hair on the courtyard. * The bride complains about the emptiness of the plains around her and voices her desire for trees. * The servant tries to cheer her up and offers to put a crown of orange blossoms on her head, which the bride refuses and throws to the ground. * Leonardo arrives at the wedding before anyone else and demands to speak to the bride. * The servant won't allow Leonardo to see the bride because she is dressing, and when she questions how his wife and child are he acts as if he doesn't know who she's talking about. * The bride overhears Leonardo asking if she's wearing her orange blossoms, causing the bride to come out and yell at him for questioning her. * Leonardo confronts the bride and claims that when they dated his meager earnings were not enough for her and then blames her for his being married now. * Leonardo tells the bride that one can't ignore something to make it go away because it will only grow stronger, which causes the bride to become defensive. * The bride admits she is confused and upset but she doesn't want to deal with it, prompting the servant to escort Leonardo out for upsetting her. * The bride comes out of the room dressed in black and wearing the crown of orange blossoms, and the bride and groom make small talk. * Leonardo places a flower in the bride's hair, making the mother question why he is at the wedding in the first place. * The bride's father asks the mother to forgive and forget about Leonardo's presence, to which she says she will tolerate him but will never forgive. * Everyone begins to leave for the church and the bride and groom say goodbye. * Leonardo and his wife argue because he does not want to ride with her to the church, but eventually agrees. * The bride and groom return home from their wedding, now married. * The bride's father mentions that Leonardo and his wife have also returned from the

church and that Leonardo is looking for trouble. * The mother and bride's father talk about their desire for grandchildren very soon, with the father saying that he wishes the grandchildren were born fully grown so that they could help him work his land. * The bride begins to complain that she is tired, prompting the mother to scold her because she doesn't think she should act this way on her wedding day. * The conversation between the bride and groom is awkward, with the bride halting most advances from her new husband. * When the groom tries to show the bride public affection she shuns him. * No one is able to find Leonardo or the bride at the wedding, assuming they are simply dancing in another room. * The maidens start arguing over who got the bride's hairpin first because that signifies who is to be married next, but the bride refuses to play along claiming that this is a hard hour for her. * The mother gives her son advice on marriage telling him to be loving to his wife but a little rough when necessary to show her that he's a man. * Leonardo's wife then informs everyone that her husband has run off with the bride. * The mother demands that everyone split into two groups and bring the bride back to the house. * Three woodcutters talk in the woods about the others searching for Leonardo and the bride. * One of the woodcutters claims that the two lovers will be killed for their betrayal. * Another woodcutter says that the two lovers couldn't help themselves and that it is better to die with the one you love than live without love. * The three woodcutters ask the moon to hide the couple so that they cannot be found, but the moon refuses and says it will shine in the darkest corners until they are found. * The moon talks with death in the form of a beggar woman, and they say they will search for the couple until they are dead. * The groom talks with a youth in the forest that believes he is looking in the wrong direction, to which the groom ignores him. * The groom believes he hears Leonardo's horse and tells the youth that he will find the couple through the blood of his dead father and brother. * The groom runs into the beggar woman (death) and she agrees to show him where the couple is hiding. * The woodcutters plead with death to hide the couple and to bring love rather than death to them.

* The bride begs Leonardo to leave her because she doesn't want him to be killed for what they have done. * Leonardo refuses to leave the bride because he loves her and has suffered too long without her. * Leonardo promises to hide them in a safe place, but has to drag the bride to make her go with him. * Leonardo tells the bride that only death can take them apart and she agrees to go with him until death. * A child and two maidens wonder what has happened to the bride and Leonardo. * The maidens ask Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law what they know, but they both know nothing. * The mother-in-law tells her daughter to stop worrying about Leonardo and think about how she will raise her children alone. * The beggar woman comes in and Leonardo's child is afraid of her. * The beggar woman tells the women that Leonardo and the son/groom are now dead as the son's mother and neighbor enter the room. * The neighbor starts to cry but the mother silences her and claims that she can now sleep well because she knows where both of her sons are in the cemetery. * The bride enters the room and the mother becomes angry with her and throws her to the floor. * The bride tells the mother that she can kill her if she wants but that she wants to say her peace. * The bride says that she never gave her body to anyone, including Leonardo, and that she did love the son but that her love for Leonardo was too strong to ignore. * The mother tells her that she doesn't care about her purity or life, but does allow her to grieve with her from a distance. * The women recite a eulogy for the dead men as their bodies are being carried to the house.

Act 1, Scene 1
1. Who is the author of the play? Federico Garcia Lorca. 2. What color is the room where the mother and son argue in Scene 1? Yellow. 3. Where is the son going when he asks his mother for a knife? The vineyards. 4. Which weapon does the mother not mention in her rant? Grenade. 5. When describing a man coming home dead, what item does the mother mention is placed across his breast? A branch of palm. 6. What reason does the mother give for a dish of salt being included in a coffin? To prevent the body from swelling in the heat. 7. What flower does the mother say her husband smells like? Carnation. 8. What is the mother describing in the following text: "They let them eat there, and smoke, and make music if they want to!"? Prison. 9. What does the mother tell her son she wishes he was in Act 1, Scene 1? A woman. 10. What does the mother offer to give her son's fiance? Brass earrings. 11. What does the mother tell her son to buy his fiance? Lace stockings. 12. What does the mother say she wishes to do with her granddaughters?

Embroider and make lace. 13. What does the mother start to do to her son but stops short in Act 1, Scene 1? Kiss him. 14. What area does the mother tell her son to tend to because he has neglected it? The land around the mill. 15. What does the mother say to her son just before he leaves her house in Act 1, Scene 1? Go with God. 16. What is the neighbor wearing on her head when she comes to visit the mother? A scarf. 17. How many years does the mother say it has been since she has left her home? 20. 18. What does the mother's neighbor say is responsible for cutting off a young neighborhood boy's arms? A machine. 19. What is the name of the boy whose arms are cut off? Rafael. 20. Whom does the mother question her neighbor about in Act 1, Scene 1? Her son's bride. 21. Who is described as "a very nice young woman"? The bride. 22. Who is described as "Beautiful, A glow in her face..."? The bride's mother. 23. Why does the neighbor tell the mother that she dislikes the bride's mother? Because she had no love for her husband.

24. How old does the neighbor say the son's fiance is when she dates her last suitor? 15. 25. What is the family name of the men who kill the mother's husband and son? Felix. 26. How old is Leonardo when the mother's husband and son are killed? 8. 27. Who is the mother talking about when she says "my mouth fills with mud"? The Felix family. 28. What does the neighbor tell the mother to keep her mouth shut about? That her son's fiance once dated a member of the Felix family. 29. What reason does the neighbor give the mother when she leaves? Because the men will be in from the fields soon. 30. What does the neighbor say the children are worn out from at the end of Act 1, Scene 1? Taking water out to the harvesters.

Act 1, Scene 2
1. Where does Act 1, Scene 2 take place? Leonardo's house. 2. How does the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law begin? Hush, baby, hush. 3. What animal is the lullaby about that is sung in Act 1, Scene 2? Horse. 4. What color are the "long rooms" in the lullaby? Green.

5. In the lullaby sung by Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law, what is the animal afraid of? Water. 6. Finish the line from the lullaby: "And in its eye a dagger of ___". Silver. 7. What flower does the lullaby use that is directed at the child? Rose. 8. Finish the line from the lullaby: "With a branch of dreams, and a dream of ____". Branches. 9. What is the cot in the lullaby made of? Iron. 10. What is the cover in the lullaby made of? Linen. 11. What does the baby do after the lullaby is finished? Sleeps. 12. Who is described as "fresh as a dahlia"? Leonardo's baby. 13. Where does Leonardo tell his wife he has been going on his horse in Scene 2? The blacksmith. 14. How long does Leonardo tell his wife he has been replacing his horse's shoes? 2 months. 15. Who tells Leonardo's wife that he has been riding his horse to the edge of the plain? The woman who gathers capers. 16. Who sees the horse "in a lather"?

The mother-in-law. 17. What type of drink does Leonardo's wife offer him? Lemon. 18. How does Leonardo ask for his drink to be prepared? Icy cold. 19. What item does Leonardo tell his wife he has been weighing while he is away with his horse? Wheat. 20. What does Leonardo's wife ask that he buy for their baby? A cap with ribbons. 21. Who says, "He's down there stretched out, with his eyeballs bulging..."? The mother-in-law. 22. Where does Leonardo tell his mother-in-law his horse has been after she comments that it looks very tired? The weighing station. 23. What question does Leonardo's wife ask him that makes him angry? Do you know my cousin's getting engaged? 24. Who says, "She might be right. That girl has depths"? Leonardo. 25. How long does Leonardo date his wife's cousin? 3 years. 26. What does the girl call Leonardo's wife when she comes to her home in Act 1, Scene 2? Senora. 27. Who is described as a "tall, stern woman"? The mother.

28. What does the girl tell Leonardo's wife the son and his mother bought at the store? Embroidered stockings. 29. What item does not appear on the gift that the son buys for his bride? Cross. 30. What does Leonardo cause the girl to do after she tells him about the gifts the son and mother have purchased? Cry.

Act 1, Scene 3
1. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place? The bride's house. 2. What item does the mother ask her son if he is wearing? His watch. 3. How long does it take the mother to get to the bride's home? 4 hours. 4. What reason does the son give his mother to explain why there are no trees on his bride's land? It's dry. 5. Who is the mother talking about when she says, "He'd have found water. In our three years he planted ten cherry trees"? Her dead husband. 6. Of the items the mother mentions her husband grew, which one "dried up"? The Juniper plant. 7. What does the bride's father claim wouldn't grow on his land at one time, but now does? Alfalfa. 8. Who said, "You have to punish it, torture it, to get anything!"?

The bride's father. 9. What is the father talking about when he says, "Every sprig a coin of silver"? The mother's vineyard. 10. What animal does the father suggest the son use to bring his vineyard to his land? Oxen. 11. When does the mother say her son and the bride's father can join their land? When she is dead. 12. Who is described as "clean as a sheet in the sun"? The son. 13. What positive attributes does the bride's father not mention about her? Talks a lot. 14. What does the servant bring on the platters to serve to the mother, son and father? Glasses and sweets. 15. How old will the bride be turning when she is married? 22. 16. Who does the mother reminisce about by noting that he is now the same age as the bride would be on her wedding day? Her dead son. 17. Who says, "I'm happy. When I say 'yes', I say it because I mean it"? The bride. 18. What does the mother describe as "a man, children, and for everybody else a wall two feet thick"? Marriage. 19. What does the mother claim the son "never touches"? Wine.

20. Who says, "Whenever I leave you I feel a great emptiness and a kind of lump in my throat"? The son. 21. What does the servant ask the bride to do after the son and mother have left? Open her gifts. 22. What does the bride do to the servant when she picks up one of the gifts? Grabs her wrists. 23. Who says, "I've always done a man's work"? The bride. 24. Who is at the bride's window on horseback the night before the son and mother's visit? Leonardo.

Act 2, Scene 1
1. Where does the bride ask that the servant comb her hair? Outside on the terrace. 2. Finish the sentence: "My mother came from rich country, full of ____". Trees. 3. What animal does the servant compare the groom's breath stroking a shoulder to? Nightingale. 4. Who describes marriage as "a shining white bed. And a woman. And a man."? The servant. 5. What is the bride's wedding crown made of? Orange blossoms. 6. Who describes marriage as "endless bitterness"? The bride.

7. What does the bride do with her crown when the servant hands it to her? Throws it on the ground. 8. How far of a ride is the church from the bride's house? 2 hours. 9. Who is the first guest to arrive at the wedding? Leonardo. 10. How does Leonardo travel to the wedding? On horseback. 11. Who is Leonardo talking about when he says, "when he's dead he's dead"? His horse. 12. Who does the servant ask Leonardo about that he forgets and then remembers 'as in a dream'? His son. 13. Who says, "You know me, you know I say what I think"? Leonardo. 14. Finish the sentence: "as if I'd drunk a bottle of anise and fallen asleep on a great heap of ____". Lilies. 15. How does the chant begin that the servants announce as the bride is waking up? Let the bride awake on the morning of her wedding. 16. According to the wedding chant by the girls and youths, what color ribbons does the groom tie on the bride's wreath? Gold. 17. What instrument plays when the bride finally appears to everyone in Act 2, Scene 1? Guitar.

18. What is the first thing the groom says to the bride on their wedding day? What made you choose those shoes for today? 19. Who is the mother angry to see at the wedding? Leonardo. 20. Who says, "I may bear it but I don't forgive it"? The mother. 21. Who says, "I want to see no eyes but yours"? The bride. 22. Where does Leonardo's wife want him to ride to the church for the wedding? In the cart. 23. Who says "your eyes are two thorns"? Leonardo's wife. 24. Finish the sentence: "When you go from your home to the church, remember you go like a ______ _________"? Shooting star.

Act 2, Scene 2
1. In the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2, what color is the bride's balcony in the wedding chant sung by the servants? White. 2. What bird is the husband compared to in the wedding chant in Act 2, Scene 2? Dove. 3. Who arrives back at the bride's house first after the wedding? Leonardo and his wife. 4. Which member of the Felix family does the mother say started murdering others? The great grandfather.

5. Who says, "I am crazy, with everything I've had to hold down and hold in"? The mother. 6. What does the mother and bride's father refer to as "the one hope left"? Grandchildren. 7. What reason does the bride's father give for wanting grandchildren? To help work his land. 8. Who does the mother describe as "too like the wind"? Men. 9. What does the mother say she did with her dying son's blood? Put her hands in it and licked them. 10. What attribute does the bride's father credit her with that he believes will make many grandchildren possible? Wide hips. 11. What does Leonardo do when the bride and groom arrive at the home after the wedding? He leaves the room. 12. Who does the bride try to get to stay with her and her new husband on their wedding night? The mother. 13. What does the son/groom tell the bride her orange blossoms are made of? Wax. 14. What reason does the bride have for leaving the wedding party the first time? To take her pins out. 15. What does the servant tell the groom/son she has prepared for him and the bride for midnight? Ham and old wine. 16. What do the girls bother the bride about during the wedding party?

They want to know who she gave her pin to first. 17. What does the bride describe as "a hard step, a painful step"? Marriage. 18. What does the bride get angry at the groom/son for doing? Trying to embrace her in public. 19. Who describes marriage as "a great inheritance"? The mother. 20. Who says, "hug her so hard you hurt her just a little"? The mother. 21. What type of dance are the bride and groom supposed to dance first and lead? The round dance. 22. Who first discovers that the bride may be missing from her room? The bride's father. 23. Who informs the crowd that the bride and Leonardo have run off together? Leonardo's wife. 24. What does the groom/son ask for when he finds out that the bride has run off with Leonardo? A horse.

Act 3, Scene 1
1. How many woodcutters appear in the forest? 3. 2. Complete the sentence: "When the ____ chooses a path it has to be followed". Blood. 3. What two objects does one woodcutter compare the bride and Leonardo to? Two empty pitchers, two dry streams.

4. Who does one woodcutter claim "carried the fate of his family"? The son/groom. 5. What two weapons do the woodcutters say the people searching for Leonardo and the bride have? Guns and knives. 6. What object do the woodcutters ask to hide Leonardo and the bride? The moon. 7. What is described as "a wash of silver"? The moon. 8. What is the moon portrayed as? A young woodcutter with a white face. 9. Who says, "Round swan on the river, Cathedral's eye...I am all these things"? The moon. 10. What phrase is repeated several times by the moon in its first speech? Let me in. 11. What color clothes does the beggar woman wear? Dark green. 12. What does the beggar woman represent? Death. 13. Who says "Shine the waistcoat, undo the buttons"? The beggar woman. 14. What does the son/groom think he hears in the woods? Leonardo's horse. 15. What body part does the son/groom say belongs to his father and brother? His arm.

16. What does the groom/son and the youth compare their search for the bride and Leonardo to? Hunting. 17. Who does the groom/son run into in the woods after leaving the youth? The beggar woman. 18. Who does the beggar woman say would be beautiful if he was asleep? The son/groom. 19. What color branch do the woodcutters ask death to give to the couple? Green. 20. What does the bride beg Leonardo to do in Act 3, Scene 1? Leave her. 21. Who puts a new bridle on the horse in Act 3, Scene 1? The bride. 22. In Act 3, Scene 1, what do the bride and Leonardo say fills their tongues? Splinters and glass. 23. Who says, "I will sleep at your feet, I will guard your dreams"? The bride. 24. What common phrase do the bride and Leonardo repeat at the end of Act 3, Scene 1? I shall be dead.

Act 3, Scene 2
1. What color is the room at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2? White. 2. How many girls are in the room discussing the bride and Leonardo in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2? 3.

3. What color is the wool the girls are spooling in the beginning of Act 3, Scene 2? Red. 4. In Act 3, Scene 2, who are the first to enter the room after the girls? Leonardo's wife and mother-in-law. 5. Who says, "Go to your house. Stay there, brave and alone"? The mother-in-law. 6. What does the mother-in-law tell her daughter to make a cross of on Leonardo's pillow? Ashes. 7. What does the beggar woman ask the girls for when she appears in Act 3, Scene 2? Bread. 8. What does one of the girls tell the beggar woman she does not like about her? Her voice. 9. How does the beggar woman say she arrives at the house in Act 3, Scene 2? By stream. 10. Who tells the women that Leonardo and the son are dead? The beggar woman. 11. Who is described as "two torrents lying without movement"? Leonardo and the son/groom. 12. What does the beggar woman say the bride has in her hair? Blood. 13. Who is the first to begin sobbing after the news of the men's deaths? The neighbor. 14. Who tells the first person that cries over the men's deaths to be quiet? The mother.

15. What does the mother say in Act 3, Scene 2, that she will no longer be afraid of? Guns or knives. 16. What does the mother refer to the graveyard as? A cradle, or bed. 17. What is the bride missing when she enters the house in Act 3, Scene 2? Orange blossoms. 18. What type of snake does the mother call the bride? Viper. 19. What does the mother do to the bride after she insults her? Hits her and makes her fall. 20. Which of the following ways does the bride NOT tell the mother to use to kill her? Knife. 21. What does the bride tell the mother she didn't do with Leonardo or the son? Sleep with them. 22. What does the bride compare the son to at the end of the play? A drop of cold water. 23. Which of the following things does the mother NOT ask to be blessed at the end of the play? Her son. 24. Where does the mother make the bride weep for the dead men? By the door.

PERSEPOLIS
The Water Cell 1. Why does Persepolis love the king?

2. What do her parents think about that reason?

3. What explanation does her father give her for how their current king attained his position?

4. Who was her grandfather?

5. How was he treated in prison?

Persepolis 1. What was the only food available to Persepoliss grandmother?

2. What does Persepolis father take pictures of?

3. What does Persepolis do when she is confused about adult reactions?

The Letter 1. Why did Persepolis feel shame?

2. Why did Mehri have to work as a maid?

3. How old was she when she began working for Persepolis family?

4. Why does Mehris boyfriend stop seeing her?

5. What do Mehri and Persepolis do in response?

The Party 1. What happens to the Shah?

2. Why does Persepolis father think that the US will not let the Shah live here?

3. Where does the Shah go? Why?

4. What happens in schools after the Shah leaves?

The Heroes 1. What were Jari and Shakiba arrested for?

2. What torture did the men endure?

Moscow 1. Who was Anosh?

2. What happened to Fereydoon?

3. Where did Anosh go for safety?

4. How long was Anosh in prison when he returned to Iran?

5. What made Marjane happy?

The Sheep 1. What did the Republic want to be called?

2. Why could this happen?

3. What was the problem with religious leaders running the country?

4. What was the percent of people voting for the religious leaders? Why is this number unrealistic?

5. What happened to many of Marjanes friends and family members?

6. Why didnt her dad want to emigrate?

7. What happened to Siamaks sister?

8. How did Siamak and his family leave the country?

9. How does Marjane visit in prison?

10. What happens to him?

11. How do Marjane and her family know the war began?

The Trip 1. What embassy is occupied?

2. How did this affect Marjane?

3. What closed a few days later? Why? 4. How long were the universities closed?

5. What happened to Marjanes mother?

6. Describe the two kinds of men and women.

7. Where did Marjanes family go for a vacation?

8. Who was Iran at war with?

The F-14s 1. What city was bombed?

2. How did Iran retaliate?

3. Who was released from jail?

The Jewels 1. What problem did the war cause in supermarkets?

2. What did Marjanes father desperately need?

3. What happened to border towns?

4. What is flatulence?

The Key 1. What was a headline story?

2. What was one of the countries rituals?

3. Why did Mrs. Nasrine have a gold key?

4. Who was the Key to Paradise for?

The Wine 1. What became a target for bombing?

2. Where did Marjane and her family go during bombings?

3. What two reasons did Marjanes mother give for covering the windows?

4. What happened to Tinooshs dad?

5. Why does the guard think that Marjanes father was drinking?

6. What do Marjane and her grandmother do once they get home?

The Cigarette

1. What does Marjane do instead of going to school?

2. How does her mother react?

3. How many people die in the war?

4. When did Marjane feel she was an adult?

The Passport 1. Why does Marjanes uncle feel there are a lot of people who oppose the government in his neighborhood?

2. What does her uncle worry about?

3. What happened to the uncle?

4. Where does he need to go for surgery?

5. Who supplied the Iranians and Iraqis with chemical weapons?

6. Why does Niloufar have to hide?

7. What happens to Niloufar? 8. What happens to Marjanes uncle?

Kim Wilde 1. What happened for Marjanes family to rush to get passports?

2. What does Marjane want her parents to bring her?

3. How do they smuggle in her presents?

4. What presents do her parents give Marjane?

5. Who stopped Marjane when she was on the street?

6. Where did they want to take her?

The Shabbat 1. What began happening to Marjanes town?

2. Why did the Baba-Levys stay?

3. What was bombed?

4. Why did the bombers choose that day?

5. What does Marjane find in the ruins?

The Dowry 1. What does Marjane wear that her teachers finds objectionable?

2. How does Marjane react?

3. What happens to young girls who are arrested?

4. Why do Marjanes parents worry about her being arrested?

5. Where do they want to send her?

6. How old is she when they make this decision?

7. What does Marjane do with her posters?

8. Who does Marjane sleep with her last night in Iran?

9. How does Marjanes mother react when Marjane looks at her parents before getting on the plane?

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