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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what type of car does Andrei see almost everyone driving?

2. How much does Andrei have to pay to play a game near the Kyrgyzia movie theater on a Saturday night in Part 2, Chapter 1?

3. What is the first book read for the fall PMOOC section that Andrei is in charge of for Jeff Wilson's class?

4. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?

5. What country has Russian recently attacked when Andrei comes to Moscow to stay with his grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Andrei become an American, and his brother is essentially Russian?

4. Why did Baba Seva lose her job at Moscow State, and how did she survive as a widow?

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Andrei finally find his grandmother some Belarus slippers?

10. What plans does Dima have for Baba Seva in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Andrei struggles to have a social life. Why is Andrei lonely? How does he try to make friends? Why is being with his grandmother not enough of a social life for him? Why is it so important for him to have a social life?

Essay Topic 2

There is a problem with the plumbing in the apartment the day of Seva’s birthday party. How does Andrei have to use persistence and problem-solving to fix the plumbing?

Essay Topic 3

Andrei feels lonely. Why does Andrei feel lonely? What activities does he get involved in? How do hockey, a dinner party, and a political group provide meaningful social relationships? How do they provide the sense of camaraderie he was lacking?

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