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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 3, Chapter 5, how many days after Vinod slaps Senderovsky does news come of a Midwestern murder-by-cop?
2. Where does Karen remember that her father would keep opening stores that would fail?
3. How long does the Yahrzeit candle burn?
4. At the end of Act 4, Chapter 5, how long have Senderovsky's guests been staying on his property?
5. In Act 4, Chapter 3, what day of the week is it?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Act 3, Chapter 1, what does Senderovsky think about Nat and his parenting?
2. What does Vinod feel about sheltering in place?
3. How does Masha feel about Karen's rapport with Nat?
4. What does the head of the network say to Senderovsky about not doing his show?
5. What does information does the Actor have for Senderovskyin Act 4, Chapter 3?
6. What suggestions do the Actor's publicist, agent, and manager have when social media turns on Dee?
7. How does social media turn on Dee?
8. What does the handyman tell Senderovsky when Senderovsky complains that he cannot fix the plumbing?
9. What trip do Masha and Nat take, and what do they do?
10. What does VInod begin to feel when he is in the meadow reading in Act 4, Chapter 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The plumbing on the property is a problem. Why is the plumbing a problem? How does Shteyngart use the plumbing problems to create a relationship between Masha and the Actor?
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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