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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. Who reminds the narrator of Soraya years after the narrator's contact with Soraya?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her best friend.
(c) Her own 12 year-old daughter.
(d) Her neighbor.

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

3. What does a random stranger say to the narrator during the narrator's youth that shakes her and that she never forgets?
(a) That he could throw her in the river right now and no one would ever know where she went.
(b) That he will buy her anything in exchange for favors.
(c) That he could break her in two with one hand.
(d) That he will make her disappear.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the businessman Soraya starts seeing from?

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

3. What makes Mrs. Elderfield tighten the rules and regulations in her house further?

4. Whose clothes does Brodman wear to his grandchild's bris?

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

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