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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. Where does the narrator like to try on clothes after school in the story "Switzerland"?
(a) H and M.
(b) Debenham's.
(c) Cross.
(d) Oasis.

2. What does Carol do abroad that Brodman does not understand?
(a) Teaches children English.
(b) Puts herself in that path of bulldozers in Gaza.
(c) Works as a dancer performing in small villages.
(d) Volunteers for a medical organization.

3. What event in Brodman's life led to a period of depression for him?
(a) His son's death.
(b) His mother's hospitalization.
(c) His brother's death.
(d) His father's death.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Kate, the narrator's American friend, show her that belongs to her father?

3. What kind of illness does Brodman have in the story "Zusya on the Roof"?

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

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

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