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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. Who does the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" dream is at the apartment door in the start of the story?

2. Whose house does the narrator stay in while attending school in the story "Switzerland"?

3. What is the name of the only person at the rabbi's house when Noa arrives?

4. What does a random stranger say to the narrator during the narrator's youth that shakes her and that she never forgets?

5. What does Noa do with her coworker as they wait at the bride's house for their boss?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Marie, Soraya, and the narrator all have in common in the story "Switzerland"?

2. When does the narrator of "Switzerland" start to realize Soraya might actually be in real danger?

3. What does the narrator initially think of Boaz when he shows up unexpectedly at her father's apartment?

4. What does the narrator do for a living in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" and how does she feel about her work?

5. In "Switzerland," what is the narrator's father's relationship to physical trauma?

6. How does the narrator meet Soraya in the story "Switzerland"?

7. As an elderly man, what is Brodman's own assessment of the job he did as a father to two daughters?

8. What does the narrator seem to gather about Boaz's trip that she follows him on in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake"?

9. What understanding passes between the bride and Noa about parents during their brief meeting?

10. How does Brodman's wife Mira treat him in general?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay discussing the tactics, style and tone Krauss employs to communicate the setting of the refugee camp to the reader in the story "Amour."

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the narrator's and the famous landscape architect's feelings about and approaches to nature in the story "In the Garden," citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How does Krauss use the character Rafi to explore themes of violence and trauma in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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