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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 the Japanese reality show, how many men and women are given a fancy house to live in?

2. In Act 3, Chapter 4, what show does Vinod remember that he and Karen used to watch and talk on the phone?

3. At the beginning of Act 3, Chapter 7, what song do Karen and Nat sing on a morning walk?

4. In Act 4, Chapter 3, what vehicle is idling at the end of the driveway when Dee runs toward the road?

5. What are the names of the children who almost come near Dee and Ed's table at a restaurant in Act 4, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Nat talk and talk during dinner in Act 3, Chapter 5?

2. What does Masha tell Senderovsky they can do if he does not get his script produced?

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

4. What nearly happens when Karen and Nat are walking in Act 3, Chapter 7, and how does Karen react?

5. How does social media turn on Dee?

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

7. What does the handyman tell Senderovsky when Senderovsky complains that he cannot fix the plumbing?

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

9. What trip do Masha and Nat take, and what do they do?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in Our Country Friends? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Vinod has clear end-of-life instructions. Why is Vinod so concerned about how his life will end? How and why are his instructions disregarded?

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