View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator of "Future Emergencies" see someone wearing some time after the emergency that startles her?

2. Who is the man Sophie has as a partner for many years?

3. Where is the narrator often drawn to at Three Winds?

4. What does Tamar's mother do with "the husband" that she never does on her own?

5. What does the narrator's partner in "Future Emergencies" think about the Middle Ages, according to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problems does the narrator in the story "Seeing Ershadi" have in her career?

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

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

4. In the story "The Husband," how does Tamar's mother Ilana meet "the husband," Sandor?

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

6. Why does Shlomi suggest Tamar does not like Ilana's relationship with Sandor?

7. Why does the narrator think the person she passes on the street who is wearing a gas mask is wearing the mask at the end of "Future Emergencies"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What ideas or emotions is Krauss trying to communicate with the unnamed narrator's and her friend Romi's strong feelings and experiences linked to the famous actor Ershaid, and their "encounters" with him, in the story "Seeing Ershadi"? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 744 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample