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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. Where does Vinod remember that Suj's best friend attended a liberal arts college?
2. Where does Karen remember that her father would keep opening stores that would fail?
3. What will it cost to replace the pump for the water system?
4. Who decorates Steve the Groundhog's lair with lilacs?
5. In Act 3, Chapter 7, how close does Karen say that the vehicle comes to Nat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What nearly happens when Karen and Nat are walking in Act 3, Chapter 7, and how does Karen react?
2. How and why does Nat talk and talk during dinner in Act 3, Chapter 5?
3. What trip do Masha and Nat take, and what do they do?
4. How does everyone act after the Actor leaves?
5. What does Masha tell Senderovsky they can do if he does not get his script produced?
6. Where do Dee and the actor walk when the pavement runs out in Act 3, Chapter 3?
7. What does information does the Actor have for Senderovskyin Act 4, Chapter 3?
8. What is the problem with the plumbing and what will it take to fix it?
9. What is the schedule when the Actor leaves?
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
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 2
Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shteyngart use personification in Our Country Friends? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?
Essay Topic 3
Senderovsky invites his friends to his country home. What is happening in the city? Why does Senderovsky invites his friends to his country home?
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