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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 many hours do Baba Sheva and Andrei wait to conduct their business at the bank in Chapter 7?
(a) 45 minutes.
(b) About 3 hours.
(c) More than 2 hours.
(d) 90 minutes.

2. At the end of Chapter 7 because of the bule's devaluation, how much cheaper are Andrei's cappuccinos?
(a) 15%.
(b) 10%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 20%.

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

4. When does Andrei remember he last took an annual trip to Europe with his grandmother and brother?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1995.
(c) Late 1990s.
(d) Early 1990s.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the cold settles in in Part 2, Chapter 1, does Andrei decide he needs a warmer coat?

2. When was Baba Seva born?

3. Where did Baba Seva go to in the U.S. for her daughter's funeral?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Emma Abramovna like in Chapter 5?

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 4, why does Baba Seva say it is her fault her daughter left Russia and died in America?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 5, why does Andrei not see Sergei the next week?

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

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

7. Why does Andrei arrive an hour late for a dinner party in Part 2, Chapter 3?

8. How did Andrei's parents remain bound to Russian even after they came to America?

9. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how is Baba Seva's early history described?

10. Why is Andrei desperate to leave New York in Part 1, Chapter 1?

(see the answer keys)

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