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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. What type of pie does Andrei consider purchasing in Part 3, Chapter 4?
2. When does snow usually first fall in Moscow?
3. What does it cost Andrei to take his grandmother to the Coffee Grind in Chapter 9?
4. What is Yulia studying as a grad student in Chapter 6?
5. In Part 3, Chapter 7, after Oleg is shot, where does he think he might go when he is ready to travel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Andrei decide to do when his grandmother is not able to cook after she returns home from the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 9?
2. What does Dima have to say when Andrei tells him their grandmother fell down the stairs and is at the hospital?
3. What job is Andrei offered after he is taken to the police station and questioned?
4. Who comes to Seva's birthday party?
5. What is Kiev like when Andrei visits with Yulia?
6. Why is the warm weather good for October?
7. What is the town of Petrovo like that Andrei visits with Misha, Boris, and Yulia?
8. Where and how does Andrei find a dacha where he can take his grandmother?
9. What problem does Seva have when she is released from the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 8?
10. What group does Shipalkin belong to, and how do they think they are going to overthrow the regime?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Andrei attends a dinner party where Fishman is in attendance. How does Andrei feel about being at a party with Fishman? What success does Fishman have that he does not? How does Fishman make Andrei feel insecure?
Essay Topic 2
Seva lost her job teaching history in the 1940s. Why did Seva lose her teaching job? What experiences has she had being Jewish in Russia? Is it difficult being Jewish in Russia?
Essay Topic 3
Andrei is arrested and then Sergei and Misha are arrested. Does Andrei think he is responsible for the arrests of Sergei and Misha? Is he culpable for their arrests?
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