2. What does the visitor to the narrator's father's apartment make for her to eat in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) Am omelette.
(b) A steak.
(c) A plate of pasta.
(d) A custard.

3. Where does the narrator meet Soraya in the story "Switzerland"?
(a) Israel.
(b) Germany.
(c) New York.
(d) Switzerland.

4. How does Soraya get in touch with the businessman to arrange meetings in the beginning of their relationship?
(a) By leaving notes in pre-arranged secret locations.
(b) By leaving graffiti on the wall outside his hotel.
(c) By using the payphone at school.
(d) By using her own cell phone.

5. What does Brodman's wife show him that she has bought for the baby that enrages him?
(a) A rattle with silver.
(b) A rattle with gold.
(c) An outfit with crowns on it.
(d) A moses basket.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Mrs. Elderfield tighten the rules and regulations in her house further?

2. What does the narrator find herself thinking that no place in Tel Aviv is ever far from?

3. How does the narrator describe her cousins in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

4. Who is supposed to check on Noa while her parents are out of the country?

5. What did the scribe's family do before they were scribes for generations going back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one major thing that surprises the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" after her father's death?

2. In "Switzerland," what is the narrator's father's relationship to physical trauma?

3. As an elderly man, what is Brodman's own assessment of the job he did as a father to two daughters?

4. In the story "Zusya on the Roof," what physical problems has Brodman just started to overcome?

5. Who, shockingly, reminds the narrator of "Switzerland" of Soraya decades after they have lived together, and how does this person remind her of Soraya?

6. When and how does Soraya's relationship with the Dutch banker come crashing down?

7. What difference of opinion do Noa and her sister Rachel have about Leonard's and Monica's divorce?

8. What do Marie, Soraya, and the narrator all have in common in the story "Switzerland"?

9. How and to whom does Noa lose her virginity?

10. What event coincides with Brodman's near-death experience?

(see the answer keys)

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