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21.The new Shah's rule was more repressive and closely tied to Western powers than his father's.

22. The image symbolizes the imposition of the veil and the loss of personal freedom for women.

23. Marji’s father took photos, which were forbidden because they could be used for dissent against the regime.

24. Marji feels ashamed because she realizes that Mehri’s love is unrequited due to social class differences.

25. Marji sees Mehri as a friend but somewhat inferior. Mehri views Marji as from a higher class.

26. Marji helped Mehri write letters to the boy for six months because she was illiterate.

27. Marji’s father ends the affair because of the class divide and the boy’s rejection of Mehri.

28. Marji is upset and confused about the breakup due to the injustice of the situation.

29. On Black Friday, the military killed many protesters, teaching Marji the brutal reality of political repression.

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24. Marji  feels  bad when  she realizes  that she has  more privileges than Mehri just  because of  social class.

25. Marji thinks  of Mehri like  a big  sister but Mehri  knows she is just  a maid.

26. Marji wrote love  letters for Mehri because Mehri  couldn’t read  or write.

27. Marji’s dad  told the neighbor about  Mehri, but he didn’t  want to be with  her because she was  a maid.

28. Marji was really  upset and  mad because the social class difference wasn’t fair.

29. On Black  Friday, a lot  of people  were killed while  protesting. Marji realized the  government had been lying.

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24. She feels ashamed by the social classes in Iran

25. She sees mehri as a sister not a maid

26. Marji writes letters to Mehris crush, and when this is revealed, 27. she isn’t allowed to talk to him and he doesn’t want to because she’s a maid.

28. Marji feels ashamed because social classes should determine anything

29. A lot of demonstrators were killed at a neighborhood by supposed Israeli soldiers, but they were their own people

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7-Marji’s father reads the newspaper every day to learn about politics. Her mother is annoyed because the news is always bad and makes her upset

8-Reading newspapers is forbidden because the government controls information and punishes those who read banned news

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24-Marji feels ashamed when she sees poor people’s struggles while she lives a comfortable life

25-Marji sees Mehri as a sister but later learns that social class separates them

26-For six months, Marji secretly wrote love letters to the neighbor for Mehri, because Mehri can’t

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27. Marji’s father tells the boy Mehri loves that she is just a maid, leading him to end their relationship due to class differences.

28. Marji is angry and disillusioned, realizing how unfair social class divisions are.

29. On Black Friday, the Shah’s troops killed many protesters in Tehran, making Marji realize the true brutality of the regime.

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17-Acording to Marji she believes thatthe king was chosen by God because thats what it says on the first page of the books at school and thats what the teachers teach

18-Because Marji claimed that the Sah was chosen by God and her parents actually knew that it wasnt chosen like that

19-Marjis grandfather was the emporors father before it was overthrown (Prince)

20-She was wanting to talk to god because she felt lonely and wanted to talk to somebody

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17. Marji believes kings are chosen by God because God creates everything including kings.
18. Marji’s parents are shocked because they do not support the Shah and her family suffered under his regime.
19. Marji’s grandfather was a prince under Reza Shah, but he was imprisoned after the regime changed.
20. God returns to Marji to comfort her when she is struggling with faith and uncertainty.

21. The new Shah’s rule was more oppressive and authoritarian than his father’s.
22. The image symbolizes the increasing suppression of women and personal freedoms under the new regime.
23. Marji’s father took photos of protests which was dangerous and not allowed by the government.

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17Succession to the throne of Iran is hereditary not elective. The Shahanshah is not elected by anyone but she believes that the shahanshah is elected to the position by the god.

Her point is that the shah is elected by the god but her father explains that it is a hereditary system that was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi.

18Because of their hatred against the system and the shah himself

19The grandfather was a shahzada(prince) of the Imperial House of Qajar.

20The shah confiscated everything that the Qajars owned and he sent the King of Kings Ahmad Shah to exile in Europe. Grandfather originally didn’t hate shah but he understood the true motives of the usurper shah and he started to hate the usurper.

21Because of her devotion to the God. She devoted herself so much that the god returned.

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17)she thought the king was chosen by god

18)the shah isnt liked by her family.her grandfather was used by shah

19)reza went out of his way to get rid of him

20)she devoted herself to god

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1- according to her the king was chosen by the god because of the books she read at school

2- their family don’t like shah because of his opinion is against to her family.

3-his job was to be prince when rıza overthrew him he become communist leader.

4-because she was lied to by everyone at school

5-shah was strick then his father

6- its represents how the shah pretended the countries rule would be safe and over through their old system

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Â believed that a king was chosen by God. She reasoned this based on her teacherâs lessons and her religious faith.

18. Her parents reacted strongly because her family had suffered under the Shahs rule. They knew the monarchy was not divinely chosen but imposed through power and oppression.

19. Marjis grandfather was originally a prince but later became Prime Minister under Reza Shah. As he adopted communist ideals, he opposed the regime, leading to his imprisonment and torture.

20. God returns to comfort Marjis after she learns about her grandfathers suffering and begins questioning her faith.

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21. The new Shah, Mohammad Reza, was just as oppressive as his father, continuing policies of imprisonment and torture against dissenters.

22. The image symbolizes the pain and suffering of political prisoners, particularly Marjis grandfather, as he was tortured in water-filled cells.

23. Marjis father takes photographs of the protests, which is dangerous because documenting demonstrations is forbidden and could lead to imprisonment.

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17According to her, the king was chosen by god, she believed this because it is what is said on their school books and teachers.

18Her family don’t favor the shah due to what the shahs father did to their family. Their grandfather was the prince but was overthrown by the shahs father and was taken advantage of and took everything they own

19His job was to be the prince yet when Reza overthrew him he became the prime minister, and he became a communist leader, with later on getting mentally ill.

20God came back after she realized that she was lied to by everyone at school and wanted to feel his presence.

21The shah was even more strict than his father.

22The photo represents how the shah pretended that the countries rule would be safe to their first leader, after overthrowing their old government.23Her father is a photographer and is a very dangerous job, due to the shah executing any he finds.

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21-That the father of Shah was very tough but his son was ten times worse and the Shah kept none of his promises

22-they pray for the Cyrus The Great, who ruled the Ancient world

23-he took photos every day and that makes mom nervous because its risky. activity is strictly forbidden because taking photos are illegal

24- Marji  sees the 3-year-old boy cleaning the car window and she sees some people doing difficult tasks  because of that she feels ashamed because of social class difference. While some of them were working even at the age of 3, she was sitting next to her father in the car and was ashamed of this situation.

25- 1.Marji sees Mehri as her older sister, sees her as close to her, and they help each other in some matters. But there is separation due to class difference.

2. Mehri sees Marji as her sister. He even introduces Marji as his sister in the letter to the boy he is in love with. They help each other.

26- She helped her write a letter to the boy she loved. She wrote the letters