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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. How does Soraya get in touch with the businessman to arrange meetings in the beginning of their relationship?
(a) By using the payphone at school.
(b) By using her own cell phone.
(c) By leaving notes in pre-arranged secret locations.
(d) By leaving graffiti on the wall outside his hotel.

2. What irrational thought does the narrator have when she thinks she sees Ershadi for the first time in real life?
(a) He looks like he is lonely.
(b) He looks like he is about to die.
(c) They might be lovers.
(d) She can save him from the fate of his character in her favorite film of his.

3. What does Noa suggest the bride wear that is unconventional?
(a) Glitter.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) A hat.
(d) A fanny pack.

4. What was going on in Romi's life when she first saw the narrator's favorite Ershadi film?
(a) Her father was dying.
(b) She was getting married.
(c) She had just dropped out of school.
(d) She was pregnant with her first child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator realize about herself one day early in the story "Seeing Ershadi" in relation to her work?

2. What does the narrator's father's friend who comes unannounced to her father's apartment tell her he does for a living?

3. Where does the narrator move a few years after 9/11 in the story "Amour"?

4. In the story "Amour," where do Sophie and Ezra originally meet?

5. Which actor does the narrator feel is beautiful enough to live forever?

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