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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vera reveal about Dontsova when she is talking to Lev during this section?
(a) She is unqualified.
(b) She has cancer.
(c) She is being promoted.
(d) She is leaving.

2. Who decides that Oleg should not see Vera so he is told that she is not there?
(a) Her roommates.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her husband.

3. To what does Dyomka finally agree in order to be moved out of the ward?
(a) To having more injections.
(b) To no more treatments.
(c) To being cured.
(d) Operation.

4. Who has become one of Oleg's adversaries at this point of the story?
(a) Atienne.
(b) Federau.
(c) Vadim.
(d) Lev.

5. Which animal was removed from the cage when a visitor harmed them?
(a) Monkey.
(b) Horse.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Elephant.

6. What does Chaly offer to Pavel before they begin to talk about their lives in more detail?
(a) Birch bark fungus.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Chocolate.

7. The idea of _______ socialism is something that Shulubin promotes when he is talking with Oleg about his past and the future.
(a) Ethical.
(b) True.
(c) Pure.
(d) Understanding.

8. How many injections has Pavel had at this point of the story, though they are helping his tumor shrink?
(a) 3.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

9. Oleg was in a situation where the _______________ were used only for the privileged in society.
(a) Government programs.
(b) Housing projects.
(c) Schools.
(d) Prison camps.

10. Who is the surgeon that operates on Dyomka's back during the story, according to the text?
(a) Pavelkov.
(b) Vera.
(c) Lev.
(d) Dontsova.

11. Which of the patients is told that she will need to have her breast cut off in order to be saved?
(a) Dontsova.
(b) Ayla.
(c) Asya.
(d) Vera.

12. At whose house is Oleg told he could stay after he is discharged from the hospital that day?
(a) Zoya's.
(b) Pavel's.
(c) Vera's.
(d) No one's.

13. What is the phrase that Aviette believes is improper to use when she is talking with her father?
(a) Cult of personality.
(b) Honor.
(c) Amnesty.
(d) Deserter.

14. Dontsova believes that ________ medicine is always the better option for those who need health care.
(a) Family doctor.
(b) Personal.
(c) Paid for.
(d) Free.

15. The deserter was released during ____________ time, but this did not mean the Kadmins were free to go.
(a) Winter.
(b) War.
(c) Cold war.
(d) Amnesty.

Short Answer Questions

1. The doctor talks about how the present _________ has robbed children of their trusted family doctor.

2. Lev points out that birch tree fungus is all the rage in ________, according to the medical world.

3. Lev says that a woman will keep a man from doing something ______ in his life.

4. Who had a man she loved killed in the war, though she now loves Oleg?

5. Who does Oleg write a note telling them about the zoo and the animal who was abused?

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