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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 93 - 135).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is supposed to check on Noa while her parents are out of the country?
(a) Her sister.
(b) Her uncle, Rabbi Strauss.
(c) Her grandmother.
(d) Jack and Roberta Berkowitz, her parents' oldest friends.

4. How does the businessman give Soraya his room number when they first meet?
(a) On the back of a five-hundred franc note.
(b) On a piece of note paper.
(c) On the back of a page torn from a book.
(d) On his dinner receipt.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the narrator's mother pass away?

3. What does the narrator realize about herself one day early in the story "Seeing Ershadi" in relation to her work?

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

5. What happens at the rabbi's house that Noa would never have expected?

(see the answer key)

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