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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. Who are Noa's parents?
2. In the story "Switzerland," how long has it been since the narrator has seen Soraya?
3. Where did Brodman work for most of his career?
4. Who comes to Brodman's grandson's Bris that makes Brodman uncomfortable?
5. What did Noa call her father for one summer on the kibbutz, but dropped when they returned home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What task does Noa have to perform to help her parents' divorce become finalized?
2. Why does Brodman take his infant grandson to the roof at the end of the story?
3. How does the narrator meet Soraya in the story "Switzerland"?
4. What event coincides with Brodman's near-death experience?
5. What is one major thing that surprises the narrator in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" after her father's death?
6. Who, shockingly, reminds the narrator of "Switzerland" of Soraya decades after they have lived together, and how does this person remind her of Soraya?
7. Why is the narrator of "Switzerland" so transfixed by Soraya?
8. When and how does Soraya's relationship with the Dutch banker come crashing down?
9. What does the narrator do for a living in the story "I Am Asleep but My Heart is Awake" and how does she feel about her work?
10. As an elderly man, what is Brodman's own assessment of the job he did as a father to two daughters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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.
Essay Topic 2
In the story "Switzerland," what connections or parallels does Krauss draw between very young women's burgeoning sexuality, power, and vulnerability? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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