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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 6-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does snow usually first fall in Moscow?
(a) Mid-November.
(b) Early November.
(c) Late October.
(d) Late November.

2. How much does Andrei have to pay to play a game near the Kyrgyzia movie theater on a Saturday night in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 250 rubles.
(c) 100 rubles.
(d) 200 rubles.

3. How old is Andrei's grandmother in Part 1: Chapter 1?
(a) 87.
(b) 93.
(c) About to turn 80.
(d) About to turn 90.

4. When did Jewish-Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo defect to the USSR?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1955.

5. What was the name of a group that Sergei and his friends had organized?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) September.
(d) August.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the collapse of oil prices cause the Soviet Union to begin unraveling?

2. When Seva is in the hospital, how much money does Dima tell Andrei to pay the doctor in Chapter 8?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, when does Andrei regularly play hockey?

4. In Chapter 6, how much does Dima tell Andrei that residential property has declined in central Moscow since they last talked?

5. What year was Andrei in high school when his mother got sick?

(see the answer key)

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