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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. What does the narrator tell the reader about the ending to her favorite Ershadi film?

3. Who does Tamar's mother's visitor tell her the old man he has brought with him is?

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

5. What country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is one clear event that Sophie remembers led to her and Ezra's final breakup?

4. How does the narrator in the story "Future Emergencies" feel about the gas masks?

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

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

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

8. What does Romi tell the narrator she sees differently watching the film Taste of Cherry years after seeing it for the first time?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In several stories in the collection, Krauss introduces newborn infants into characters' lives and family situations. Write an essay analyzing Krauss's use of infants and newborns as plot devices and/or foils, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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