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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 39 - 92).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's father die in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) New York.
(d) Miami.

2. What does the narrator spend hours after school doing in "Switzerland"?
(a) Wandering around Geneva.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Running track.
(d) Going to cheerleading practice.

3. Where did Brodman work for most of his career?
(a) New York University.
(b) Stony Brook University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Columbia University.

4. When does Mrs. Elderfield realize the trouble Soraya is actually in?
(a) When Soraya fails to come home one night.
(b) When the police bring Soraya home.
(c) When Soraya's mother comes looking for her.
(d) When Soraya's sister calls to tell Mrs. Elderfield what is really going on.

5. What does Noa's neighbor, Mr. Frankel, bury in his yard?
(a) His favorite lamp.
(b) His old journal.
(c) His deceased dog.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" dream is at the apartment door in the start of the story?

2. Who comes to Brodman's grandson's Bris that makes Brodman uncomfortable?

3. Where is the narrator's father's apartment that she stays in in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

4. What major life event happens in Brodman's family while he is in a coma?

5. What does Brodman's wife show him that she has bought for the baby that enrages him?

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