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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 does the narrator find in the drawer of her father's night table in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A small leather photo album.

2. When did Romi's parents divorce in "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) When she was 10.
(b) When she was 3.
(c) They did not divorce.
(d) When she was 15.

3. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" see someone wearing some time after the emergency that startles her?
(a) Water-proof shoes.
(b) Fire gear.
(c) A gas mask.
(d) A helmet.

4. Where does the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?
(a) A musuem.
(b) A restaurant.
(c) A refugee camp.
(d) The hospital.

5. Where does the narrator think she actually does see Ershadi in real life?
(a) In a restaurant in Barcelona.
(b) In a museum in France.
(c) In a Zen garden in Japan.
(d) In the Sydney Opera House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's father die in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

2. Who is Noa's sister?

3. Who is the man Sophie has as a partner for many years?

4. What major life event happens in Brodman's family while he is in a coma?

5. What happens to the narrator spontaneously during her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?

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