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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did oil bankroll the Soviet military buildup?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1970s.

2. What color sun hat does Baba Seva always wear?
(a) Mauve.
(b) White.
(c) Blue.
(d) Beige.

3. What type of physicist was Uncle Lev?
(a) Agrophysicist.
(b) Quantum physicist.
(c) Geophysicist.
(d) Astrophysicist.

4. Where is Emma Abramovna's dacha?
(a) Komarovo.
(b) Barvikha.
(c) Peredelkino.
(d) Zhukovka.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Andrei move to Moscow to take care of his grandmother?

2. Where did Baba Seva live when she married a geophysicist?

3. What did Andrei's college advisor used to do?

4. What did Andrei's grandmother teach at Moscow State University when she was young?

5. When did Andrei and his parents leave the Soviet Union?

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