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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. How many grades ahead of where she should be is Nat reading?
2. Where and when was Senderovsky born?
3. How many pages is the manuscript that Senderovsky has that Vinod wrote?
4. Where do Nat and Karen take the Teva sandal box when they remove it from the groundhog hole?
5. What year is the bottle of Campari Ed finds in the larder?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Nat take Karen into the yard in Act 2, Chapter 3, and what do they find?
2. What does Senderovsky do when his wife is finally asleep in Chapter 9?
3. What does Vinod want back from Senderovsky, and how does Senderovsky respond?
4. In Act 2, Chapter 2, what does Senderovsky say to the Actor, and why does he surprise himself?
5. What does Senderovsky's car hit as he rounds a curve in Chapter 3?
6. Where has Ed traveled since December?
7. What character was the Actor supposed to play in the adaptation of one of Senderovsky's early novels?
8. What does Dee know about Senderovsky and his guests from their social accounts?
9. What does Dee learn about Ed's background in Act 2, Chapter 1?
10. What is Nat doing when Karen sees her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Shteyngart uses in Our Country Friends? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?
Essay Topic 2
The Actor is very self-centered and imposes his emotions on others. How do emotions dictate the Actor’s behavior? How do his emotions affect the interpersonal relationships between him and other characters?
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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