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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 does the narrator realize about herself one day early in the story "Seeing Ershadi" in relation to her work?

2. How long ago did the famous landscape architect say he planted some of the trees in his works?

3. What happens in the landscape architect's final years?

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

5. What was going on in Romi's life when she first saw the narrator's favorite Ershadi film?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

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

5. In the story "Amour," where does the narrator encounter Sophie again years after first meeting her?

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

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

8. What is the narrator's reaction when she thinks she sees the actor Ershadi in real life?

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

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

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.

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

Why does the unnamed narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart Is Awake" become so intrigued by Boaz, and what does this feeling on the part of the narrator seem to reveal about her relationship to her deceased father? Write an essay explaining your answers.

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