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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where does Tamar live?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Paris.
(d) New York City.

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

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

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

9. What color are Sophie's eyes in the story "Amour"?
(a) Gray.
(b) Brown.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

10. What do the generals use one of the landscape architect's parks that he designed for?
(a) To store their weapons.
(b) To place sculptures of themselves.
(c) To bury bodies of people they executed.
(d) To start a new playground for children.

11. What does the narrator think is the most extraordinary thing about the ending of her favorite Ershadi film?
(a) Ershadi's character survives.
(b) The viewer does not ever really know what happens to Ershadi.
(c) Ershadi becomes a ghost.
(d) Ershadi sacrifices himself for his lover.

12. Where does Tamar's mother live in Tel Aviv in the story "The Husband"?
(a) Avenue B.
(b) Barabella Sreet.
(c) Shalom Street.
(d) Tchernichovsky Street.

13. What does the man who visits Tamar's mother tell Tamar's mother about his own family?
(a) His father was lost in the war.
(b) His mother died when he was a baby.
(c) His grandparents lost each other during the war.
(d) His grandparents never got married.

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

15. 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 never said please.
(d) Ezra's family was too hard for Sophie to deal with.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the landscape architect say about nature?

2. What is Ershadi's character in the narrator's favorite film with Ershadi considering in the film?

3. What does the narrator experience while climbing the Duomo in Italy?

4. Where does the narrator mostly practice her job?

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

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