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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. Where does Tamar's mother live in Tel Aviv in the story "The Husband"?
(a) Shalom Street.
(b) Barabella Sreet.
(c) Tchernichovsky Street.
(d) Avenue B.

2. Who does Tamar's mother's visitor tell her the old man he has brought with him is?
(a) Tamar's mother's long-lost husband.
(b) Tamar's brother.
(c) Tamar's mother's own father.
(d) Tamar's mother's neighbor.

3. Where does the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?
(a) A refugee camp.
(b) The hospital.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) A musuem.

4. What does the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake" do for a living?
(a) Architect.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Chef.
(d) Lawyer.

5. What does Tamar's mother do with "the husband" that she never does on her own?
(a) Goes for a drink in a bar.
(b) Goes to the beach.
(c) Goes out to dinner in a restaurant.
(d) Goes gambling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?

2. What does the man who visits Tamar's mother tell Tamar's mother about his own family?

3. Who is the narrator's closest friend during the early part of the story "Seeing Ershadi"?

4. What makes Sophie realize that she ultimately did not want to marry Ezra?

5. What does Kate, the narrator's American friend, show her that belongs to her father?

(see the answer key)

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