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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Act 2, Chapter 3, what language does Nat want to learn?
2. Where and when was Senderovsky born?
3. In Act 2, Chapter 5, what book does Vinod come to get from the Actor's bungalow?
4. In Act 2, Chapter 1, what type of dog runs into the road when Ed and Dee are walking?
5. What type of farm abuts parts of Senderovsky's property?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Dee know about Senderovsky and his guests from their social accounts?
2. In Act 2, Chapter 1, what does Dee think about Ed when they smoke a cigarette near a barn that is rotting away?
3. Why does Nat take Karen into the yard in Act 2, Chapter 3, and what do they find?
4. What does Dee learn about Ed's background in Act 2, Chapter 1?
5. Where has Ed traveled since December?
6. In Act 2, Chapter 2, what does Senderovsky say to the Actor, and why does he surprise himself?
7. What does Senderovsky's car hit as he rounds a curve in Chapter 3?
8. Why does Vinod come to the Actor's bungalow in Act 2, Chapter 5?
9. What happens when Senderovsky goes outside in Act 2, Chapter 7?
10. What does Vinod want back from Senderovsky, and how does Senderovsky respond?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Characters feel guilty that they are safe in the country while the virus is wreaking havoc in the city and around the country. How do the characters’ struggle with guilt? Why are they experiencing survivor’s guilt?
Essay Topic 2
Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shteyngart use personification in Our Country Friends? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?
Essay Topic 3
The Actor is very conscious of how he appears to others. How is the Actor always very cognizant of his image? Does he ever present his true self or is the image he presents in Our Country Friends a persona?
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