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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. Where does the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?
(a) A musuem.
(b) A refugee camp.
(c) The hospital.
(d) A restaurant.

2. What game does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" play with her partner?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Dominoes.
(c) Chess.
(d) Operation.

3. Where is the narrator's father's apartment that she stays in in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Tel Aviv.

4. What makes Sophie realize that she ultimately did not want to marry Ezra?
(a) A friend offered her his coat and she realized Ezra was never thoughtful enough to do something like that.
(b) Ezra's family was too hard for Sophie to deal with.
(c) Ezra did not want children and Sophie did.
(d) Ezra never said please.

5. What does the city pass out to all its residents in the story "Future Emergencies"?
(a) Gas masks.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which actor does the narrator feel is beautiful enough to live forever?

2. When did Romi's parents divorce in "Seeing Ershadi"?

3. When do Sophie and Ezra get back together again after an initial break-up?

4. Where do Shlomi and his partner go to find a surrogate parent for their child?

5. What irrational thought does the narrator have when she thinks she sees Ershadi for the first time in real life?

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