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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money would Andrei need to buy Dima out and be able to keep his grandmother's apartment?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $300,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $100,000.

2. Where does Andrei do his classwork at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Train station.
(b) Coffee Grind.
(c) School.
(d) Post office.

3. How much money in rubles does Andrei's grandmother have in Chapter 7?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 20,000.

4. In Part 2, Chapter 1, at what temperature do people loosen their collars and take off their hats?
(a) 20.
(b) 30.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

5. Who are subletting Dima's apartment?
(a) 3 unmarried men.
(b) A man and his girlfriend.
(c) A married couple.
(d) 4 unmarried men.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For the first few years after Andrei's mother went to America, how often did she write Baba Seva?

3. When did Jewish-Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo defect to the USSR?

4. Where does Baba Seva want Andrei to help her find slippers from in Chapter 8?

5. When does Andrei remember he last took an annual trip to Europe with his grandmother and brother?

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