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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 136 - 181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Noa call her father for one summer on the kibbutz, but dropped when they returned home?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Abba.

2. What happens to the narrator spontaneously during her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) She faints.
(b) She gets headaches.
(c) She cries.
(d) She has terrible flashbacks to her childhood trauma.

3. Who is the man Sophie has as a partner for many years?
(a) Ben.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Eli.
(d) David.

4. What does "the husband" hold, unexpectedly, when Tamar's mother first meets him in her apartment?
(a) The tea kettle.
(b) The kitten.
(c) The puppy.
(d) The neighbor's baby.

5. What are the lower gardens in the heart of the public park replaced with, at the generals' behest?
(a) A new grove of trees.
(b) A field of wildflowers.
(c) A pile of dirt.
(d) A deep and shimmering lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noa suggest the bride wear that is unconventional?

2. Who does Tamar's mother ask for help before she lets the strangers in at her door in the story "The Husband"?

3. What does Tamar's mother do with "the husband" that she never does on her own?

4. What is the narrator's father's first name?

5. What does the narrator do when she thinks she sees Ershadi in real life?

(see the answer key)

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