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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 think she actually does see Ershadi in real life?

2. Who comes to Tamar's mother's door with shocking news in the story "The Husband"?

3. What do the generals use one of the landscape architect's parks that he designed for?

4. What color are Sophie's eyes in the story "Amour"?

5. What does the narrator take out of storage for the landscape architect in his last years that he wears often?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What annoys Tamar about Ilana's story about how she met Sandor?

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

6. What does Sophie sometimes do in the refugee camp to keep the others amused?

7. What prompts the narrator to get back in touch with Romi again after many years of not communicating?

8. How does the narrator in the story "In the Garden" convince the famous landscape architect to hire him?

9. What does the famous landscape architect instruct the narrator to do upon his death?

10. How does Krauss explain the details of how the narrator and Sophie end up in a refugee camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Switzerland," what connections or parallels does Krauss draw between very young women's burgeoning sexuality, power, and vulnerability? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In the story "End Days," what do you think is the significance of the extended interaction between Noa and the bride at the bride's house? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

How would you describe the nature of the unnamed narrator's relationship with Victor in the story "End Days," and how does her discovery of her pregnancy change it? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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