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

2. What had Brodman's mother done for a living?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Physics teacher.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Cleaned houses.

3. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?
(a) German.
(b) English.
(c) Farsi.
(d) Spanish.

4. Where does Marie go during the Christmas break from school?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Boston.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who reminds the narrator of Soraya years after the narrator's contact with Soraya?

3. Where had Marie lived right before coming to Switzerland?

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

5. When does Mrs. Elderfield realize the trouble Soraya is actually in?

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