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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 Act 4, Chapter 3, what day of the week is it?

2. In Act 4, Chapter 1, who calls Senderovsky to say they are passing on his show?

3. In Act 4, Chapter 3, what does Masha leave the Actor for breakfast?

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

5. In Act 3, Chapter 4, where does the ashtray come from that Senderovsky supplies Ed?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the schedule when the Actor leaves?

2. What does information does the Actor have for Senderovskyin Act 4, Chapter 3?

3. How does social media turn on Dee?

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

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

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

7. Who was Suj?

8. Where do Dee and the actor walk when the pavement runs out in Act 3, Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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