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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the landscape architect's mother born?
(a) Germany.
(b) The Cascades.
(c) Austria.
(d) The Carpathian Mountains.

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

3. When do Sophie and Ezra get back together again after an initial break-up?
(a) 2010.
(b) 2020.
(c) 2030.
(d) 2000.

4. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" see someone wearing some time after the emergency that startles her?
(a) A helmet.
(b) Water-proof shoes.
(c) Fire gear.
(d) A gas mask.

5. In the story "Amour," where do Sophie and Ezra originally meet?
(a) Blessington.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Tel Aviv.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sophie often do in the refugee camp to entertain others?

2. Where do Shlomi and his partner go to find a surrogate parent for their child?

3. What does the narrator do when she thinks she sees Ershadi in real life?

4. What game does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" play with her partner?

5. What does the narrator say a garden depends on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the famous landscape architect instruct the narrator to do upon his death?

2. What annoys Tamar about Ilana's story about how she met Sandor?

3. What does Romi do to help the narrator when the narrator is in a crisis?

4. In the story "Future Emergencies," how does the narrator meet Victor?

5. Why does the narrator think the person she passes on the street who is wearing a gas mask is wearing the mask at the end of "Future Emergencies"?

6. What does Sophie sometimes do in the refugee camp to keep the others amused?

7. What does Victor do to try to prepare for whatever disaster may befall them in the story "Future Emergencies"?

8. What irrational thought does the narrator have as she tries to catch up with Ershadi in the Zen garden?

9. What does the narrator in the story "Seeing Ershadi" think about the film Taste of Cherry?

10. In the story "Amour," where does the narrator encounter Sophie again years after first meeting her?

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