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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 does Carol do abroad that Brodman does not understand?
2. Which daughter of Brodman's had been hospitalized because of mental health problems?
3. Who is Noa's sister?
4. What language does Soraya speak with her own family?
5. Who does Noa do her deliveries for work with?
Short Essay Questions
1. When and how does Soraya's relationship with the Dutch banker come crashing down?
2. When does the narrator of "Switzerland" start to realize Soraya might actually be in real danger?
3. In the story "Zusya on the Roof," what physical problems has Brodman just started to overcome?
4. What understanding passes between the bride and Noa about parents during their brief meeting?
5. What is the narrator's strange dream in the beginning of the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake"?
6. What is one major thing that surprises the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" after her father's death?
7. Who, shockingly, reminds the narrator of "Switzerland" of Soraya decades after they have lived together, and how does this person remind her of Soraya?
8. How does the narrator meet Soraya in the story "Switzerland"?
9. How does Brodman's wife Mira treat him in general?
10. How and to whom does Noa lose her virginity?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What connections does Krauss draw between illness, death, rebirth, and renewal in the story "Zusya on the Roof"? How has Brodman's character changed in significant ways from the beginning of the story to the end? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think Krauss has chosen to leave so many of her narrators and main characters unnamed? How does this choice affect a reader's experience of the collection? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How would you describe the unnamed narrator's strongest feelings, fears, and desires regarding her two young sons in the story "To Be a Man"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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