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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 136 - 181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which actor does the narrator feel is beautiful enough to live forever?
(a) Richard Robel.
(b) Louis Garrel.
(c) Henry Robinson.
(d) Jean-Claude Van Damme.

2. Where does the narrator's father die in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) New York.
(b) Miami.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Berlin.

3. What are the lower gardens in the heart of the public park replaced with, at the generals' behest?
(a) A field of wildflowers.
(b) A deep and shimmering lake.
(c) A pile of dirt.
(d) A new grove of trees.

4. What does the narrator keep on his windowsill?
(a) An emerald.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) A little pewter box.
(d) A picture of his father.

5. What does Noa have to deliver to the rabbi in the story "End Days"?
(a) Her father's check.
(b) Her baby's outfit for the bris.
(c) Her parents' judgement of divorce papers.
(d) Her ring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What preoccupies the narrator as she trails Boaz through the streets of Tel Aviv?

3. When does the businessman show up in Soraya's life for the first time?

4. What does Noa suggest the bride wear that is unconventional?

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

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