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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What makes Mrs. Elderfield tighten the rules and regulations in her house further?
(a) Marie gets into the cooking wine.
(b) Soraya begins failing school.
(c) Marie runs away.
(d) The narrator gets arrested.

3. Who does Noa do her deliveries for work with?
(a) Randy.
(b) Flora.
(c) Henry.
(d) Nick.

4. Who is Soraya having dinner with when she first meets the businessman?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

5. Where does Brodman take his infant grandson without telling anyone in the end of the story?
(a) The apartment building's roof.
(b) The church down the block.
(c) The park.
(d) His own apartment.

6. Whose house does the narrator stay in while attending school in the story "Switzerland"?
(a) Mrs. Friendly's.
(b) Mr. Smith's.
(c) Mrs. Elderfield's.
(d) Mr. Worthington's.

7. Where does the narrator like to try on clothes after school in the story "Switzerland"?
(a) Cross.
(b) H and M.
(c) Oasis.
(d) Debenham's.

8. What does Noa's mother tell her about her grandmother that hurts her feelings?
(a) Her grandmother, suffering from dementia, does not remember her.
(b) Her grandmother does not really want to talk to Noa.
(c) Her grandmother has died.
(d) Her grandmother does not want Noa to come visit.

9. Where is the businessman Soraya starts seeing from?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Spain.
(d) Holland.

10. What is threatening the area where Noa lives?
(a) A volcanic eruption.
(b) A hurricane.
(c) A flood.
(d) A wildfire.

11. 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.

12. Which daughter of Brodman's had been hospitalized because of mental health problems?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Carol.
(d) Sarah.

13. Where did Brodman work for most of his career?
(a) Stony Brook University.
(b) New York University.
(c) Columbia University.
(d) Yale University.

14. In the story "Switzerland," how long has it been since the narrator has seen Soraya?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 30 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 10 years.

15. What is the name of the only person at the rabbi's house when Noa arrives?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Mr. Hendery.
(c) Rachel.
(d) Aviel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" dream is at the apartment door in the start of the story?

2. How does the businessman give Soraya his room number when they first meet?

3. Who comes to Mrs. Elderfield's house after Mrs. Elderfield calls him out of concern for Soraya?

4. What does the stranger assume about the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

5. Where is the narrator's father's apartment that she stays in in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

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