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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 2, The Trans-Siberian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the children get after standing out all night in front of the candy store?
(a) Chocolate
(b) Penny candy
(c) Comic books
(d) Fruit-candy tins

2. What happened to the beautiful Pink church?
(a) It was destroyed by cannon fire.
(b) It collapsed without warning.
(c) They built a new addition.
(d) It caught on fire.

3. How long did it take the travelers to move past Krasnoyarsk?
(a) One week
(b) One day
(c) Two weeks
(d) Four days

4. Who was getting deported in Ryszard's life?
(a) His schoolmates and teachers
(b) His immediate family
(c) No-one. The deportations are in the next town.
(d) His neighbor

5. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?
(a) 1950
(b) 1958
(c) 1945
(d) 1948

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?

2. What was the winter like in 1939-1940 in Pinsk?

3. What appears when the travelers get near Moscow?

4. What do the red banners signify to the travelers?

5. How old is Ryszard when he is caught by the Soviet soldiers?

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