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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 182 - 225).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the narrator find in the drawer of her father's night table in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) A knife.
(b) A small leather photo album.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A gun.

3. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?
(a) Spanish.
(b) German.
(c) Farsi.
(d) English.

4. When does Mrs. Elderfield realize the trouble Soraya is actually in?
(a) When Soraya's sister calls to tell Mrs. Elderfield what is really going on.
(b) When Soraya fails to come home one night.
(c) When the police bring Soraya home.
(d) When Soraya's mother comes looking for her.

5. What does Tamar's friend suggest Tamar might be feeling about her mother's new relationship?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Suspicion.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Tamar's mother's visitor tell her the old man he has brought with him is?

2. What major life event happens in Brodman's family while he is in a coma?

3. Who does Noa meet at the rabbi's house when she goes to drop off the papers?

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

5. How does the landscape architect describe himself?

(see the answer key)

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