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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Frank purchase Volodya as they walk away from the Defense Ministry?
(a) Palm leaves.
(b) Pussy-willow branches.
(c) Pine cones.
(d) Lilies.

2. Frank is told the Defense Ministry is making him responsible for the burglar to Reid Press, Vladimir Semyonich Grigoriev, and what?
(a) He must employ Grigoriev while he is a student at the university.
(b) He can leave Moscow only while Grigoriev is a student at the university.
(c) He cannot leave Moscow until Grigoriev's university time is paid for.
(d) He cannot leave Moscow while Grigoriev is a student at the university.

3. On the day Charlie leaves, at the evening meal, what does Dolly say?
(a) She is glad Uncle Charlie is gone, she was afraid of him.
(b) Uncle Charlie kept trying to get her to return to Norbury.
(c) She is looking forward to the dacha.
(d) Neither she nor Lisa will likely ever marry.

4. Kuriatin offers to assume total control of Frank's children, which greatly impresses Bernov, but Frank advises what?
(a) Kuriatin is not sufficiently responsible.
(b) Kuriatin has too many children of his own.
(c) Kuriatin does not really mean it.
(d) Kuriatin is far too busy.

5. When Frank says he thinks Volodya did not intend to kill him during the burglary, Volodya first replies how?
(a) He did not, he was shocked.
(b) He did not, he aimed away from Frank.
(c) He did, Frank was moving and he missed.
(d) He did, something was wrong with the pistol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What favorite expression of Nellie's arises in Chapter 17 that Frank does not like?

2. Selwyn takes Charlie to a concert to hear Scriabin play what instrument?

3. Why do the police leave the scene?

4. In seeing him off at the station, Frank realizes Charlie seems to have forgotten what?

5. Why does the train make a half-hour stop in Mozhaisk before it proceeds toward Berlin?

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