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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 136 - 181).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator move a few years after 9/11 in the story "Amour"?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

2. What happens at the rabbi's house that Noa would never have expected?
(a) She loses her virginity.
(b) She swims in the rabbi's pool.
(c) She has a heart attack.
(d) Her car breaks down outside the the rabbi helps her fix it.

3. Which daughter of Brodman's had been hospitalized because of mental health problems?
(a) Zoe.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Carol.
(d) Ruth.

4. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" discover a few weeks after the emergency?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) Her partner is cheating on her.
(c) She has cancer.
(d) She can cook well, too.

5. Who are Noa's parents?
(a) Leonard and Monica.
(b) Leonard and Ruth.
(c) Monica and David.
(d) David and Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator do impulsively involving the stranger one night in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake"?

3. What does the narrator keep on his windowsill?

4. What event in Brodman's life led to a period of depression for him?

5. Who is Tamar's brother?

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