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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. Which daughter of Brodman's had been hospitalized because of mental health problems?
(a) Carol.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Ruth.

2. What does the narrator tell the reader about the ending to her favorite Ershadi film?
(a) It is utterly jarring.
(b) It is sad.
(c) It is happy.
(d) It is predictable.

3. Who is supposed to check on Noa while her parents are out of the country?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Jack and Roberta Berkowitz, her parents' oldest friends.
(c) Her uncle, Rabbi Strauss.
(d) Her sister.

4. Who is Noa's boyfriend for a time before she breaks up with him?
(a) Henry.
(b) James.
(c) John.
(d) Gabe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the narrator and the person she lives with first meet in the story "Future Emergencies"?

2. Who are Noa's parents?

3. What does the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake" do for a living?

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

5. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" see someone wearing some time after the emergency that startles her?

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