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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Andrei's mother died, where did his father move?
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) Nantucket.
(c) Provincetown.
(d) Cape Cod.

2. What color armchair does Seva have next to her bed?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) Red.

3. In Chapter 7 two weeks after depositing Dima's money, how much more does the ruble slip?
(a) 7%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 2%.
(d) 10%.

4. When was Andrei's grandmother awarded her apartment?
(a) Early 1940s.
(b) 1946.
(c) Late 1940s.
(d) 1951.

5. When the financial crisis hit in America, how much was Andrei's pay cut because he could only have three classes?
(a) 10%.
(b) 15%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 25%.

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

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

8. What is the name of the girl Howard and Andrei are with when her boyfriend hits Andrei with a gun in Chapter 6?
(a) Marya.
(b) Natasha.
(c) Irena.
(d) Alena.

9. Where was Emma Abramovna from originally?
(a) Germany.
(b) Czechoslovakia.
(c) Bulgaria.
(d) Poland.

10. Where did Baba Seva live when she married a geophysicist?
(a) Abinsk.
(b) Dubna.
(c) Belogorsk.
(d) Fryazino.

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

12. How much does Richard Sutherland offer to pay Andrei to be his translator in Chapter 6?
(a) $5 an hour.
(b) $8 an hour.
(c) $10 an hour.
(d) $12 an hour.

13. How much is Dima subletting his apartment for?
(a) $3,000 a month.
(b) Several thousand dollars a month.
(c) $2,000 a month.
(d) A few thousand dollars a month.

14. In Chapter 6, what type of car does Andrei see almost everyone driving?
(a) Silver Toyota.
(b) Red Ford.
(c) White Chevy.
(d) Black Audi.

15. How old is Andrei in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 31.
(b) 32.
(c) 33.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Andrei's face look bad in Chapter 6?

2. When did Emma Abramovna move to Russia?

3. In Chapter 7, what color coat does Baba Sheva wear when she and Andrei go to her bank to convert her rubles to dollars?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 1, how long has Andrei been in Russia?

5. What is an ordinary temperature at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1?

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