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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. To what indigenous people group do Ksyusha and Alisa belong?
2. Before going on the camping trip, what did Katya and other customs officers discover in the cargo of a new Canadian importer?
3. What time does Alyona tell Sophia a story in "August"?
4. What is the only time that the land route south from Palana is passable?
5. When did Katya and Max spend one other weekend away together?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Oksana, and why has she had a terrible summer?
2. Why does Olya decide to go see Diana after school?
3. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?
4. What happens when Valentina goes to the doctor to have a blister examined?
5. What does Valentina Nikolaevna tells Olya when Olya calls to see about visiting Diana?
6. What does Max forget for the camping trip he and Katya take, and how does she feel?
7. What does Ksyusha's family do for a living, and how did she join them as a child?
8. Why does Katya think that her Suzuki will be a terrible sleeping quarters?
9. Who asks Alyona and Sophia for help as they walk home in "August"?
10. What does Ksyusha look like?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Marina attends an Even New Year celebration with her friends. Why does Marina struggle to attend the celebration? What does the celebration mean to her?
Essay Topic 2
Why do Alyona, Sophia, and Olya have to spend a lot of time on their own? Why is it dangerous for them to be without adult supervision?
Essay Topic 3
Revmira lost her first husband when she was in her 20s. How did Revmira lose her first husband? How has that loss affected her life even decades later? How does she lose her second husband? How does Revmira deal with the tragedies in her life? How does she deal with her second loss differently than with her first?
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