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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which actor does the narrator feel is beautiful enough to live forever?
(a) Henry Robinson.
(b) Richard Robel.
(c) Jean-Claude Van Damme.
(d) Louis Garrel.

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

3. Where is the narrator often drawn to at Three Winds?
(a) The chapel.
(b) The lake.
(c) The pine grove.
(d) The kitchen.

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

5. 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.

6. Where does the narrator travel as part of her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Japan.
(d) Australia.

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

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

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

10. What does Sophie often do in the refugee camp to entertain others?
(a) Tells stories she has made up.
(b) Dances.
(c) Sings.
(d) Tells the stories of plots of movies.

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

12. 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 old baseball hat.
(c) His silk pajamas.
(d) His father's fur coat.

13. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" discover a few weeks after the emergency?
(a) She has cancer.
(b) Her partner is cheating on her.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) She can cook well, too.

14. When did Romi's parents divorce in "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) They did not divorce.
(b) When she was 10.
(c) When she was 3.
(d) When she was 15.

15. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" say about her partner's sense of humor?
(a) It is just like her own sense of humor.
(b) It is revolting.
(c) It is unusual.
(d) It is non-existant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one skill the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" has that she appreciates?

2. Who is Tamar's brother?

3. What is Tamar's mother's name in the story "The Husband"?

4. Where does the narrator think she actually does see Ershadi in real life?

5. What is the landscape architect squeamish about?

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