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

2. Which boyfriend of Romi's has a tendency to be possessive of her?

3. Who comes to Tamar's mother's door with shocking news in the story "The Husband"?

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 country is the narrator's partner originally from in "Future Emergencies"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the famous landscape architect instruct the narrator to do upon his death?

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

3. What irrational thought does the narrator have as she tries to catch up with Ershadi in the Zen garden?

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

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

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

7. What does Romi tell the narrator she sees differently watching the film Taste of Cherry years after seeing it for the first time?

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

9. What is one clear event that Sophie remembers led to her and Ezra's final breakup?

10. In the story "The Husband," how does Tamar's mother Ilana meet "the husband," Sandor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What events, circumstances, or other character(s) change the relationship dynamics between Tamar and her family - and especially the character Sandor - in the story "The Husband"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay discussing Krauss's treatment of the themes of both familial and religious obligations in the story "Zusya on the Roof."

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