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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator keep on his windowsill?
(a) An emerald.
(b) A little pewter box.
(c) A picture of his father.
(d) A picture of his mother.

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

3. What does Sophie look like when the narrator first encounters her in the refugee camp?
(a) Much younger than the last time he saw her.
(b) Healthy.
(c) Resilient and determined.
(d) As if she is in bad shape.

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

5. What does the narrator say a garden depends on?
(a) The clouds.
(b) The rain.
(c) The wind.
(d) The sun.

6. Who is the narrator's closest friend during the early part of the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Henley.
(c) Romi.
(d) Sarah.

7. Where does the narrator mostly practice her job?
(a) Tel Aviv.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) San Francisco.

8. What does the narrator realize about herself one day early in the story "Seeing Ershadi" in relation to her work?
(a) She has become fanatical.
(b) She has started to feel as if she is not good at what she does.
(c) She has become completely suspicious of her supervisor.
(d) She has become detached from her work.

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

10. What irrational thought does the narrator have when she thinks she sees Ershadi for the first time in real life?
(a) He looks like he is lonely.
(b) They might be lovers.
(c) He looks like he is about to die.
(d) She can save him from the fate of his character in her favorite film of his.

11. Which very famous film director's work does the narrator spend a few weeks watching?
(a) Ingmar Bergman.
(b) James Cameron.
(c) Francis Ford Coppola.
(d) Kathryn Bigelow.

12. What does "the husband" hold, unexpectedly, when Tamar's mother first meets him in her apartment?
(a) The puppy.
(b) The kitten.
(c) The tea kettle.
(d) The neighbor's baby.

13. What does the narrator tell the landscape architect about his gardens at one point in relation to God?
(a) God dwells in his gardens.
(b) God has shunned his gardens.
(c) God is indifferent to his gardens.
(d) God probably uses his gardens as insipration.

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

15. What country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" see someone wearing some time after the emergency that startles her?

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

3. Where is the narrator often drawn to at Three Winds?

4. What does Sophie often do in the refugee camp to entertain others?

5. What is the name of Ershadi's character in the narrator's favorite film of his?

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