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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. How many years did Senderovsky date Suj, a rich Sindhi girl?
2. What is Vinod reading in Act 4, Chapter 5?
3. How many bottles of retsina has Ed ordered in Act 4, Chapter 2?
4. In Act 4, Chapter 1, where does Ed say that he lived when he was Dee's age?
5. In Act 4, Chapter 5, what does Karen have?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Suj?
2. How does social media turn on Dee?
3. What is the problem with the plumbing and what will it take to fix it?
4. What does VInod begin to feel when he is in the meadow reading in Act 4, Chapter 5?
5. What nearly happens when Karen and Nat are walking in Act 3, Chapter 7, and how does Karen react?
6. What does Nat see and do when she wakes hearly in Act 3, Chapter 9?
7. How does everyone act after the Actor leaves?
8. What suggestions do the Actor's publicist, agent, and manager have when social media turns on Dee?
9. How and why does Nat talk and talk during dinner in Act 3, Chapter 5?
10. How does Dee get a family to be friendly when she and the Actor are walking in Act 3, Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in Our Country Friends? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
An allusion is a figure of speech that does not directly refer to a person, place, or thing. What are some allusions in Our Country Friends? Why might it be difficult to decipher an allusion just by the context of a passage in a book? How do the allusions SKhteyngart uses help readers’ understanding of characters or concepts?
Essay Topic 3
Foreshadowing is a method authors use to hint at events to come in a novel. How does Shteyngart use foreshadowing in Our Country Friends? Does the use of foreshadowing create suspense or anticipation?
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