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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. Where does Brodman take his infant grandson without telling anyone in the end of the story?
(a) The church down the block.
(b) His own apartment.
(c) The park.
(d) The apartment building's roof.

2. What country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

3. Who is the person who comes unannounced to the narrator's father's apartment?
(a) James.
(b) Boaz.
(c) Henry.
(d) Joshua.

4. What makes Mrs. Elderfield tighten the rules and regulations in her house further?
(a) Marie runs away.
(b) The narrator gets arrested.
(c) Marie gets into the cooking wine.
(d) Soraya begins failing school.

5. Where does the narrator meet Soraya in the story "Switzerland"?
(a) Germany.
(b) New York.
(c) Israel.
(d) Switzerland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ershadi's character in the narrator's favorite film with Ershadi considering in the film?

2. How does the narrator describe her cousins in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

3. What makes the narrator think of Ershadi again for the first time years after she thinks she saw him in real life?

4. Which daughter of Brodman's has a significant life event while he is in a coma?

5. Who is Soraya having dinner with when she first meets the businessman?

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