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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. Where does the narrator mostly practice her job?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Tel Aviv.

2. What country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Germany.

3. How do the narrator and the person she lives with first meet in the story "Future Emergencies"?
(a) He is her younger brother's friend.
(b) He was once her neighbor.
(c) They met in a book club.
(d) He is her former professor.

4. What happens in the landscape architect's final years?
(a) He does not have many friends left.
(b) He completely stops working.
(c) He works all the time.
(d) He gets married several times.

5. What kind of illness does Brodman have in the story "Zusya on the Roof"?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Multiple Sclerosis.
(d) The Flu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?

2. When does Mrs. Elderfield realize the trouble Soraya is actually in?

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

4. In the story "Switzerland," how long has it been since the narrator has seen Soraya?

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

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