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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 93 - 135).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator spend hours after school doing in "Switzerland"?
(a) Wandering around Geneva.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Going to cheerleading practice.
(d) Running track.

2. Where does Noa's father's excavation work often take him?
(a) Uganda.
(b) Megiddo.
(c) Methala.
(d) Tempe.

3. What does Noa's mother tell her about her grandmother that hurts her feelings?
(a) Her grandmother does not want Noa to come visit.
(b) Her grandmother does not really want to talk to Noa.
(c) Her grandmother, suffering from dementia, does not remember her.
(d) Her grandmother has died.

4. In the story "Switzerland," how long has it been since the narrator has seen Soraya?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?
(a) Spanish.
(b) Farsi.
(c) English.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator like to try on clothes after school in the story "Switzerland"?

2. Whose clothes does Brodman wear to his grandchild's bris?

3. Who tells the narrator that she has also had a strange experience with Ershadi?

4. What major life event happens in Brodman's family while he is in a coma?

5. Whose house does the narrator stay in while attending school in the story "Switzerland"?

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