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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 & 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator and his sister do to some of the collection?
(a) Throw some of it out the window.
(b) Give it to kids in the neighborhood.
(c) Paint them another color.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is the scruffy woman with the baby wearing in a photo the narrator writes about?
(a) An expensive skirt suit.
(b) A man's shapka.
(c) A peasant dress.
(d) A sari.

3. For what is Nicholas II responsible in the early part of the 20th century?
(a) Thousands of deaths.
(b) Mandatory public schooling for all Russians.
(c) New restrictions on the Russian Orthodox church.
(d) The loss of much of Russia's land that borders China.

4. Who does the narrator visit in Russian as a young boy?
(a) His French grandmother.
(b) His maiden aunt.
(c) His Russian uncle.
(d) His Russian grandmother.

5. What happens when the scruffy woman notices the young boy looking at her?
(a) She lies down and sobs.
(b) She refuses to answer any questions.
(c) She turns and runs out of the picture.
(d) She slaps him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator's grandmother press into the narrator's hand when the narrator is in bed?

2. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?

3. Why are the narrator and his sister thrown out of the line?

4. What two worlds does the narrator become obsessed with as far as their having a meal together?

5. Who is described as an absolute monarch?

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