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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 will it cost to replace the pump for the water system?
2. When Vinod and Senderovsky were roommates on Washington Street, on what floor was their apartment?
3. How long does the Yahrzeit candle burn?
4. In Act 4, Chapter 5, when Vinod is sick, what does he think he is doing?
5. In Act 3, Chapter 3, when do Dee and the Actor go for a walk?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Dee and the actor walk when the pavement runs out in Act 3, Chapter 3?
2. What does information does the Actor have for Senderovskyin Act 4, Chapter 3?
3. How does Dee get a family to be friendly when she and the Actor are walking in Act 3, Chapter 3?
4. Who was Suj?
5. What is the problem with the plumbing and what will it take to fix it?
6. What does the head of the network say to Senderovsky about not doing his show?
7. What does Masha tell Senderovsky they can do if he does not get his script produced?
8. What does Senderovsky think he can do after his show does not come to fruition?
9. How does Ed describe the awfulness of members of his family to Dee?
10. How does everyone act after the Actor leaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Setting is the place and time where a novel takes place. What is the setting in Our Country Friends? How does the setting evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?
Essay Topic 3
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Our Country Friends? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions SKhteyngart uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?
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