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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 never said please.
(c) Ezra's family was too hard for Sophie to deal with.
(d) Ezra did not want children and Sophie did.

2. What is Tamar's mother's name in the story "The Husband"?
(a) Sarah Strauss.
(b) Martha Stanz.
(c) Rachel Singer.
(d) Ilana Paz.

3. What game does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" play with her partner?
(a) Operation.
(b) Scrabble.
(c) Dominoes.
(d) Chess.

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

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

6. 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 grandparents never got married.
(c) His mother died when he was a baby.
(d) His grandparents lost each other during the war.

7. Who does Tamar's mother ask for help before she lets the strangers in at her door in the story "The Husband"?
(a) Her son.
(b) The woman next door.
(c) The police.
(d) The new father from the floor above her apartment.

8. What happens to the narrator spontaneously during her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?
(a) She faints.
(b) She gets headaches.
(c) She cries.
(d) She has terrible flashbacks to her childhood trauma.

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

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

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

12. 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) The Sanctuary.
(b) Robleton.
(c) Five Clouds.
(d) Three Winds.

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

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

15. 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 kitten.
(d) The puppy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the story "In the Garden," what does the narrator do for a living?

2. Where does the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?

3. Where was the landscape architect's mother born?

4. What does the narrator keep on his windowsill?

5. What does Romi tell the narrator she noticed for the first time some years after watching their favorite Ershadi film upon a second viewing of the film?

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