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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after the cold settles in in Part 2, Chapter 1, does Andrei decide he needs a warmer coat?
(a) 2 days.
(b) A week.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

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

3. For which Summer Olympics was the Olympic Stadium in Moscow built?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1992.

4. In Chapter 7, what color coat does Baba Sheva wear when she and Andrei go to her bank to convert her rubles to dollars?
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Pink.
(d) Navy.

5. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Andrei's father do for a living?

2. When did oil bankroll the Soviet military buildup?

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

4. What was the name of a group that Sergei and his friends had organized?

5. Eventually, how many nights is Andrei playing soccer in Part 2, Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does a man named Richard Sutherland contact Andrei in Chapter 6?

2. Why is Andrei late depositing the money for the rent into Dima's account, and does the delay cost or earn Dima money?

3. When and how were Jews allowed to emigrate from Russia?

4. What advice did Andrei's advisor try to give him about getting a job?

5. In Chapter 6, what happens to Andrei went he goes out with Howard, Roberto, and Michael?

6. What is it like when Andrei and his grandmother go grocery shopping?

7. Who is Baba Seva, and what is her situation in Part 1, Chapter 1?

8. What does Baba Seva tell Andrei about Aunt Klava in Part 2, Chapter 2?

9. Who are the people subletting Dima's apartment?

10. How did Baba Seva meet her first husband, Andrei's grandfather, and how did he die?

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