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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator's partner buy in preparation for the emergency in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) Tape for the windows.
(b) Bleach.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) More food than usual.

3. What is Tamar's brother's nickname for her that goes back to childhood?
(a) Marie.
(b) Tammy.
(c) Tam.
(d) Tash.

4. What does the landscape architect say about nature?
(a) It is constant.
(b) It is rare.
(c) It is peaceful.
(d) It is cruel and conniving.

5. What impresses Shlomi about "the husband" that he tells Tamar during their first phone conversation about him?
(a) He is very wealthy.
(b) He has a Fields Medal.
(c) He has won a Pulitzer Prize.
(d) He has an Erdos number of one.

6. In the story "In the Garden," what does the narrator do for a living?
(a) He is a dancer.
(b) He is a musician.
(c) He is the personal secretary to Latin America's greatest landscape architect.
(d) He is a weaver.

7. Who tells the narrator that she has also had a strange experience with Ershadi?
(a) Henry.
(b) The narrator's boss.
(c) Romi.
(d) The narrator's boyfriend.

8. What is one skill the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" has that she appreciates?
(a) He cooks well.
(b) He is a skilled gardener.
(c) He is a talented plumber.
(d) He is a good woodworker.

9. What does the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" think about the Middle Ages, according to her?
(a) They were more passionate times than modern times are.
(b) They are often misunderstood.
(c) They were exemplary times.
(d) They are a good example of why men should be educated and women should not.

10. What does the narrator do most days after work?
(a) Walks to the sea or goes home to watch a movie.
(b) Calls her mother.
(c) Calls her boyfriend.
(d) Goes for a large dinner.

11. What makes Sophie realize that she ultimately did not want to marry Ezra?
(a) Ezra's family was too hard for Sophie to deal with.
(b) Ezra did not want children and Sophie did.
(c) Ezra never said please.
(d) A friend offered her his coat and she realized Ezra was never thoughtful enough to do something like that.

12. What job does the narrator have in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Dancer.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Singer.

13. Where does the narrator move a few years after 9/11 in the story "Amour"?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Paris.

14. Where do Shlomi and his partner go to find a surrogate parent for their child?
(a) Nepal.
(b) Thailand.
(c) China.
(d) Brazil.

15. What does the narrator take out of storage for the landscape architect in his last years that he wears often?
(a) His old baseball hat.
(b) His custom-made slippers.
(c) His father's fur coat.
(d) His silk pajamas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the lower gardens in the heart of the public park replaced with, at the generals' behest?

2. What does the narrator tell the reader about the ending to her favorite Ershadi film?

3. What irrational thought does the narrator have when she thinks she sees Ershadi for the first time in real life?

4. What game does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" play with her partner?

5. What country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?

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