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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 Tamar live?
2. What does the man who visits Tamar's mother tell Tamar's mother about his own family?
3. What does Tamar's mother do with "the husband" that she never does on her own?
4. What is Tamar's brother's nickname for her that goes back to childhood?
5. What is the landscape architect squeamish about?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the narrator's reaction when she thinks she sees the actor Ershadi in real life?
2. How does Krauss explain the details of how the narrator and Sophie end up in a refugee camp?
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 is the ultimate reason the authorities give for distributing gas masks?
6. In the story "Amour," where does the narrator encounter Sophie again years after first meeting her?
7. What annoys Tamar about Ilana's story about how she met Sandor?
8. In the story "Future Emergencies," how does the narrator meet Victor?
9. 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"?
10. How does the narrator in the story "In the Garden" convince the famous landscape architect to hire him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Krauss introduces many characters over several different stories who are experiencing grief over the death of a loved one. Write an essay analyzing Krauss's treatment of the themes of grief and death.
Essay Topic 2
Krauss chooses two settings repeatedly but not exclusively for the stories in this collection - Israel and New York. Write an essay exploring Krauss's descriptions and the characters' feelings towards these two places, 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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