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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 is the name of Karen's ex-husband?

2. When Senderovsky was teaching, what does he remember that a student drank a lot of and had to be transported to the university hospital?

3. What color is the pickup that Senderovsky sees take a photo as he is trying to bury Vinod's manuscript?

4. Where did Ed go to college?

5. In Act 1, Chapter 9, by what time does Senderovsky hear his wife snoring?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vinod come to the Actor's bungalow in Act 2, Chapter 5?

2. What is Nat doing when Karen sees her?

3. What chaos is there at the House on the Hill in Act 1, Chapter 1?

4. In Act 2, Chapter 1, what does Dee think about Ed when they smoke a cigarette near a barn that is rotting away?

5. What does Vinod see as Senderovsky drives off from the bus station?

6. In Act 2, Chapter 2, what does Senderovsky say to the Actor, and why does he surprise himself?

7. Why does Nat take Karen into the yard in Act 2, Chapter 3, and what do they find?

8. What are the official and unofficial reasons why Karen has come to visit Senderovsky?

9. What does Dee know about Senderovsky and his guests from their social accounts?

10. What does Masha wonder about the Teva sandals box in the attic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Novels can be structured and divided in different ways. How does the structure of a novel provide clarity and flow to a story? What are section titles? What are some purposes of section titles? How does the Shteyngart use section titles in Our Country Friends?

Essay Topic 2

Personification is a type of figurative language that assigns human characteristics to inanimate objects. How does Shteyngart use personification in Our Country Friends? How does the use of personification assist readers in imagining scenes and objects?

Essay Topic 3

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Shteyngart uses in Our Country Friends? How do these analogies help readers comprehend characters, events or concepts?

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