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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do his classmates call Vanya?
(a) Zhid.
(b) Shid.
(c) Zhed.
(d) Zaid.

2. What had Ivan's body been shaped by?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Both of these.
(c) Neither of these.
(d) Competition.

3. Where did Vanya's plane land?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Prague.
(c) London.
(d) Oslo.

4. What did Vanya's father lose?
(a) His mind.
(b) His religion.
(c) His job at the university.
(d) His pocket watch.

5. What does Ivan's mother say about Ruth?
(a) That she is not the right woman for him.
(b) None of these.
(c) That she is a horrible woman that will cheat on him.
(d) That she will bring him nothing but misery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the moral of the story of the Sky, the Rat and the Well?

2. What had been the burden on Ivan's shoulders?

3. What did Vanya like about the way Americans spoke?

4. What was the name of the old woman who Ivan's mother used to bring things to?

5. What did children recognize before adults?

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