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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. How does the narrator describe her cousins in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) As indifferent people.
(b) As hard, unsparing people.
(c) As friendly, open people.
(d) As suspicious people.

2. What does the narrator do when she thinks she sees Ershadi in real life?
(a) Ignores him.
(b) Calls out lines from her favorite film of his.
(c) Walks after him to speak to him.
(d) Runs away because she is embarrassed to be such a big fan.

3. What does the city's mayor ultimately tell the public about the emergency in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) It was all just a drill.
(b) It was due to pollen.
(c) It was due to wildfire fumes.
(d) It was due to a chemical spill.

4. When do Sophie and Ezra get back together again after an initial break-up?
(a) 2030.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2020.

5. What does the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" think about the Middle Ages, according to her?
(a) They were more passionate times than modern times are.
(b) They were exemplary times.
(c) They are often misunderstood.
(d) They are a good example of why men should be educated and women should not.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?

2. Who is the man Sophie has as a partner for many years?

3. What does the narrator see concerning Soraya that alarms her after she has been seeing the businessman for a while?

4. What does the visitor to the narrator's father's apartment make for her to eat in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

5. Where does Marie go during the Christmas break from school?

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