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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the city's mayor ultimately tell the public about the emergency in "Future Emergencies"?
(a) It was due to pollen.
(b) It was due to a chemical spill.
(c) It was all just a drill.
(d) It was due to wildfire fumes.

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

3. How do the narrator and the person she lives with first meet in the story "Future Emergencies"?
(a) They met in a book club.
(b) He was once her neighbor.
(c) He is her former professor.
(d) He is her younger brother's friend.

4. Which film of Ershadi's is the narrator's favorite?
(a) Barnyard.
(b) The Big Steal.
(c) A Taste of Cherry.
(d) The Thieves.

5. 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 were exemplary times.
(c) They are a good example of why men should be educated and women should not.
(d) They are often misunderstood.

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

7. What is the name of the estate the narrator says only the luckiest would get to see the garden of in the story "In the Garden"?
(a) Robleton.
(b) The Sanctuary.
(c) Five Clouds.
(d) Three Winds.

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

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

10. What does Tamar's mother do with "the husband" that she never does on her own?
(a) Goes for a drink in a bar.
(b) Goes to the beach.
(c) Goes gambling.
(d) Goes out to dinner in a restaurant.

11. What does the city pass out to all its residents in the story "Future Emergencies"?
(a) Tylenol.
(b) Gas masks.
(c) Oranges.
(d) Socks.

12. What does one of the influential visitors to the landscape architect lose that the narrator finds?
(a) His knife.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) His wallet.
(d) His gun.

13. What do the narrator and the landscape architect do in their last years together?
(a) Play chess.
(b) Take dance classes.
(c) Separate.
(d) Travel.

14. What medication does the narrator take to soothe her sore ankle?
(a) Advil.
(b) Tylenol.
(c) Zyrtec.
(d) Aspirin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color are Sophie's eyes in the story "Amour"?

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

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

4. Where does Tamar live?

5. Where does the narrator mostly practice her job?

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