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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is supposed to check on Noa while her parents are out of the country?
(a) Her uncle, Rabbi Strauss.
(b) Jack and Roberta Berkowitz, her parents' oldest friends.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandmother.

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

3. What does the narrator notice about the stranger's habits who comes to stay at her father's apartment?
(a) He is a terrible cook.
(b) He never brushes his teeth.
(c) He never seems to sleep.
(d) He is a very sound sleeper.

4. Where does Noa's mother travel right after the divorce?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) London.

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

6. Where does Noa's father's excavation work often take him?
(a) Megiddo.
(b) Uganda.
(c) Methala.
(d) Tempe.

7. What did the scribe's family do before they were scribes for generations going back?
(a) They were lawyers.
(b) They were bakers.
(c) They were rabbis.
(d) They were butchers.

8. What does Brodman's wife show him that she has bought for the baby that enrages him?
(a) An outfit with crowns on it.
(b) A moses basket.
(c) A rattle with gold.
(d) A rattle with silver.

9. Where does Marie go during the Christmas break from school?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Boston.
(d) New York.

10. 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?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Herself.
(c) Her father as a young child.
(d) Her sister.

11. What does Noa do with her coworker as they wait at the bride's house for their boss?
(a) Writes a story.
(b) Does the crossword.
(c) Smokes marijuana.
(d) Has sex.

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

13. What is the narrator's father's first name?
(a) Eli.
(b) Adam.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Henry.

14. Who is the friend of the narrator's father who gives her the keys for his apartment?
(a) Koren.
(b) Boaz.
(c) Zusya.
(d) Henry.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What event in Brodman's life led to a period of depression for him?

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

3. Who does Noa do her deliveries for work with?

4. When did the narrator's mother pass away?

5. Who is the person who comes unannounced to the narrator's father's apartment?

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