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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 the narrator meet Sophie years after they lose touch?

2. What does the man who visits Tamar's mother tell Tamar's mother about his own family?

3. What do many people think a piece of black plastic that hangs on a fence in the refugee camp looks like?

4. Who does Tamar's mother ask for help before she lets the strangers in at her door in the story "The Husband"?

5. What does the narrator say a garden depends on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Victor do to try to prepare for whatever disaster may befall them in the story "Future Emergencies"?

2. What discovery at the end of the story "Future Emergencies" changes the path of the narrator's and Victor's relationship?

3. How does Sophie deal with her first breakup from Ezra?

4. What view of nature does the landscape architect have?

5. What is the ultimate reason the authorities give for distributing gas masks?

6. What does Romi do to help the narrator when the narrator is in a crisis?

7. What irrational thought does the narrator have as she tries to catch up with Ershadi in the Zen garden?

8. In the story "Amour," where does the narrator encounter Sophie again years after first meeting her?

9. What does the narrator in the story "Seeing Ershadi" think about the film Taste of Cherry?

10. What do the generals persuade the landscape architect to do in the story "In the Garden?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "End Days," why is it particularly disturbing to Noa that her parents, Leonard and Monica, are so sanguine about their own divorce? What do you think are the real reasons for Noa's feelings of turmoil and anguish following her parents' divorce? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

In the story "Future Emergencies," what is the symbolism of the gas masks, and why does the unnamed narrator get so upset at seeing victor wear his? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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