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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. What medication does the narrator take to soothe her sore ankle?

2. What are the lower gardens in the heart of the public park replaced with, at the generals' behest?

3. What happens to the narrator spontaneously during her job in the story "Seeing Ershadi"?

4. What makes the narrator think of Ershadi again for the first time years after she thinks she saw him in real life?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What experience does Romi tell the narrator about Ershadi?

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

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

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

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

8. 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"?

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

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

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

How would you describe the unnamed narrator's feelings about the famous landscape architect's interactions with the generals in the story "In the Garden," which result in the generals using one of the architect's gardens to bury bodies of executed prisoners in? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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