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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 did Noa call her father for one summer on the kibbutz, but dropped when they returned home?
(a) Leonard.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Henry.
(d) Abba.

2. How does the narrator describe her cousins in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) As hard, unsparing people.
(b) As indifferent people.
(c) As suspicious people.
(d) As friendly, open people.

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

4. What does the narrator do impulsively involving the stranger one night in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) Follows him when he goes out.
(b) Asks him to tell her something about her father.
(c) Asks him out to dinner.
(d) Asks him to teach her a new language.

5. What happens to the narrator spontaneously during her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) She cries.
(b) She has terrible flashbacks to her childhood trauma.
(c) She gets headaches.
(d) She faints.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Noa do with her coworker as they wait at the bride's house for their boss?

2. What does Noa's mother tell her about her grandmother that hurts her feelings?

3. What does the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" think about the Middle Ages, according to her?

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

5. What is the narrator's father's first name?

(see the answer key)

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