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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. What vehicle nearly hits Karen and Nat on their morning walk in Act 3, Chapter 7?

2. How long does the Actor asks to stay when he returns in Act 4, Chapter 3?

3. In Act 3, Chapter 1, what does Nat tell her father to look for on the side of the road if he goes for a walk?

4. When Masha and Nat visit Masha's parents in Act 4, Chapter 2, how long is it until the anniversary of Inna's death?

5. What is the bill for removing the dead trees in Act 3, Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dee get a family to be friendly when she and the Actor are walking in Act 3, Chapter 3?

2. In Act 4, Chapter 5, why do Karen, Senderovsky, and Masha debate whether to get Vinod to a hospital?

3. What does VInod begin to feel when he is in the meadow reading in Act 4, Chapter 5?

4. What suggestions do the Actor's publicist, agent, and manager have when social media turns on Dee?

5. What does Senderovsky think he can do after his show does not come to fruition?

6. What does Vinod feel about sheltering in place?

7. What is the schedule when the Actor leaves?

8. What is the problem with the plumbing and what will it take to fix it?

9. What does the head of the network say to Senderovsky about not doing his show?

10. How does Ed describe the awfulness of members of his family to Dee?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Shteyngart use foreshadowing in Our Country Friends? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense or anticipation?

Essay Topic 2

The Actor frequently launches into soliloquies when he is talking. What is a soliloquy? How does the Actor use soliloquies when speaking? How are those soliloquies barriers to conversations?

Essay Topic 3

In Our Country Friends, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

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