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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 irrational thought does the narrator have when she thinks she sees Ershadi for the first time in real life?
(a) They might be lovers.
(b) He looks like he is lonely.
(c) He looks like he is about to die.
(d) She can save him from the fate of his character in her favorite film of his.

2. Who says something to Brodman loudly at the Bris that makes Brodman uncomfortable?
(a) His mother.
(b) His own brother.
(c) Ruth's old friend.
(d) Ruth's ex-husband.

3. What major life event happens in Brodman's family while he is in a coma?
(a) His son gets married.
(b) His mother dies.
(c) His wife decides to leave him.
(d) His first grandchild is born.

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

5. Where does the narrator travel as part of her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) Spain.
(b) France.
(c) Japan.
(d) Australia.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does a random stranger say to the narrator during the narrator's youth that shakes her and that she never forgets?

4. Where does Noa work?

5. Where did Brodman work for most of his career?

(see the answer key)

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