Our Country Friends Test | Final Test - Hard

Gary Shteyngart
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Our Country Friends Test | Final Test - Hard

Gary Shteyngart
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 127 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 is the weather like at the beginning of Act 3, Chapter 9?

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

3. When Vinod and Senderovsky were roommates on Washington Street, where did they keep their garbage?

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

5. In Act 3, Chapter 7, how close does Karen say that the vehicle comes to Nat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does social media turn on Dee?

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

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

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

6. What does Vinod feel about sheltering in place?

7. In Act 4, Chapter 4, why is Karen sleeping on the sofa in the bungalow she is sharing with Vinod?

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

9. In Act 3, Chapter 1, what does Senderovsky think about Nat and his parenting?

10. What does Nat see and do when she wakes hearly in Act 3, Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Genre is a means of classifying literature. What is the genre of Our Country Friends? Why is it historical fiction?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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