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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. Where does Masha say that her brother will be going to university?

2. How old was Zoya when her mother's new man bought the apartment for her?

3. What does Nadia's mother serve for dinner the night Nadia and Mila fly to Palana?

4. How old was Gleb when he died?

5. Where does a man that Revmira tends to at work have a crossbow through his body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Masha say that her brother, Vanya, will be doing?

2. What is being built and by whom that Zoya can see from her apartment balcony?

3. How long have Natasha and Yuri been married, and what is their life like?

4. What is Denis obssesed with?

5. How had Lada and Masha been friends?

6. Why does Natasha suddenly wish to leave Anfisa's apartment?

7. What does Nadia decide to do at the end of the section "March"?

8. How does Masha want to see in the New Year?

9. What work does Revmira do?

10. What does Masha look like when she arrives for the New Year's Eve party?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Natasha’s husband, Yuri, spends six months away from home in the military. How does Natasha describe her marriage when her husband is home and when he is away? Why is their marriage better for the separations they endure?

Essay Topic 2

Imagery is a literary device authors employ to describe something using the five senses to help readers experience what a character is experiencing. How does the author use imagery to help reader’s imagine the world she has created?

Essay Topic 3

Dramatic irony creates suspense between what characters know and what readers suspect. How does the author use dramatic irony in the book? How does the author’s use of dramatic irony create tension in the novel?

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