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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Tamar's brother?
(a) Sandor.
(b) Ben.
(c) Shlomi.
(d) Henry.

2. Who comes to see the landscape architect and takes him away for a time?
(a) The president.
(b) The generals.
(c) The dancers.
(d) The priests.

3. Where was the landscape architect's mother born?
(a) The Carpathian Mountains.
(b) The Cascades.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

4. What do many people think a piece of black plastic that hangs on a fence in the refugee camp looks like?
(a) A flag.
(b) A coat.
(c) A trash bag.
(d) An animal.

5. How long ago did the famous landscape architect say he planted some of the trees in his works?
(a) Twenty years ago.
(b) More than half a century ago.
(c) One hundred years ago.
(d) Ten years ago.

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

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

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

9. Which boyfriend of Romi's has a tendency to be possessive of her?
(a) Haroumi.
(b) Eli.
(c) Mark.
(d) Ryan.

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

11. Who is the man Sophie has as a partner for many years?
(a) Ben.
(b) Ezra.
(c) Eli.
(d) David.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens in the landscape architect's final years?

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

4. Which very famous film director's work does the narrator spend a few weeks watching?

5. What does the narrator think is the most extraordinary thing about the ending of her favorite Ershadi film?

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