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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why are the narrator and his sister thrown out of the line?
(a) The others in the line think they intend to cheat.
(b) They have no ration cards.
(c) They are too young.
(d) They have already received their rations.

2. What stops if a child wanders into the room where the adults are talking?
(a) The adults' conversation about the economy.
(b) The adults' conversation about Charlotte.
(c) The adults' conversation about Albertine.
(d) The adults' conversation about WWII.

3. To what do conversations drift at dinner parties according to the narrator?
(a) Charlotte.
(b) The French revolution.
(c) WWII.
(d) Albertine.

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

5. Who is in Charlotte's former home when she returns to her village?
(a) A young couple.
(b) No one.
(c) Several teens.
(d) Albertine.

6. What does the narrator spend much time doing?
(a) Playing tennis.
(b) Looking through old photo albums.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Sailing.

7. Whose visit to France does Charlotte describe to the narrator?
(a) Queen Victoria.
(b) President Teddy Roosevelt.
(c) Tsar Nicholas II.
(d) Peter the Great.

8. For what do the narrator and his sister stand in line?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Oranges.
(c) Bread.
(d) Apples.

9. With what do the narrator and his sister struggle?
(a) To understand their Russian grandfather.
(b) To enjoy returning to England after the summer is over.
(c) To separate fantasy from reality.
(d) To enjoy their visits to Russia.

10. What does Charlotte start believing about her husband?
(a) That he is in France.
(b) That he has become involved with another woman.
(c) That he is still alive.
(d) That he went to Siberia.

11. What does Albertine not have in Russia?
(a) A job.
(b) Family.
(c) Money.
(d) Friends.

12. What characteristic about women does the narrator recall in his own life?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Strong.
(c) Nurturing.
(d) Vapid.

13. How old is Charlotte the last time she speaks to Albertine?
(a) 19.
(b) 25.
(c) 11.
(d) 55.

14. Who is Sergei?
(a) Fyodor's brother.
(b) The town mayor.
(c) Charlotte's best friend's brother.
(d) Charlotte's son.

15. Who is Felix Faure?
(a) The French president.
(b) A infamous murderer.
(c) The French ambassador to Russia.
(d) A famous French author.

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what does Albertine depend?

2. Where do Charlotte and her children see a great many mutilated bodies?

3. What is one of the narrator's grandmother's most prized possessions?

4. Why does Albertine become lost to the world?

5. What do the adults do before discussing Charlotte's tales?

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