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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. Where does Tamar's mother live in Tel Aviv in the story "The Husband"?
2. How do the narrator and the person she lives with first meet in the story "Future Emergencies"?
3. Who does Tamar's mother's visitor tell her the old man he has brought with him is?
4. When do Sophie and Ezra get back together again after an initial break-up?
5. Which very famous film director's work does the narrator spend a few weeks watching?
Short Essay Questions
1. What experience does Romi tell the narrator about Ershadi?
2. How does Sophie deal with her first breakup from Ezra?
3. How does Krauss explain the details of how the narrator and Sophie end up in a refugee camp?
4. What does Sophie sometimes do in the refugee camp to keep the others amused?
5. What irrational thought does the narrator have as she tries to catch up with Ershadi in the Zen garden?
6. What annoys Tamar about Ilana's story about how she met Sandor?
7. Why does Shlomi suggest Tamar does not like Ilana's relationship with Sandor?
8. What does Romi do to help the narrator when the narrator is in a crisis?
9. What do the generals persuade the landscape architect to do in the story "In the Garden?"
10. In the story "Amour," where does the narrator encounter Sophie again years after first meeting her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How would you describe the unnamed narrator's strongest feelings, fears, and desires regarding her two young sons in the story "To Be a Man"? 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
How does Krauss use the character Rafi to explore themes of violence and trauma in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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