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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 37).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kate, the narrator's American friend, show her that belongs to her father?
(a) His collection of rare plants.
(b) His collection of special music.
(c) His collection of Playboy magazines.
(d) His collection of valuable instruments.

2. What hairstyle does the narrator admire that Soraya wears?
(a) A pageboy.
(b) A long, wild look.
(c) A Chanel bob.
(d) A mohawk.

3. When does the businessman show up in Soraya's life for the first time?
(a) November.
(b) July.
(c) February.
(d) May.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Carol do abroad that Brodman does not understand?

3. What event in Brodman's life led to a period of depression for him?

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

5. Who comes to Brodman's grandson's Bris that makes Brodman uncomfortable?

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