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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weather did Ryszard encounter when he flew into Vorkuta?
(a) Dangerous snowstorms
(b) Dangerously frigid temperatures
(c) Torrential downpours
(d) An incredible heatwave

2. When the author arrived in his hometown of Pinks, who did he find in church?
(a) Some of his parent's students, fifty years older
(b) His parents
(c) His best from childhood
(d) His cousins

3. Why was it difficult getting Ryszard back to the airport?
(a) There was a riot in the streets.
(b) There was a severe, unexpected snowstorm.
(c) People have heard of Starovoytova's visit, and tropps are coming.
(d) There was flooding.

4. What is the Syktyvkar airport like?
(a) It's filled with the latest technology.
(b) It's empty.
(c) It's very clean and orderly.
(d) It's crowded and disorganized.

5. How did the people of Baku react to the idea of freedom of thought?
(a) They didn't know what freedom of thought was.
(b) They expected freedom of thought.
(c) They were regularly punished for expressing freedom of thought.
(d) They felt that freedom of thought would lead to rebellion.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does he feel about the people of Russia?

2. Where were the starving people who lined up to see Lenin now in line?

3. What problem did Ufa face?

4. What becomes a symbol of sanctuary from oppression in Bashkir?

5. According to Ryszard, if the Russian people are united by land, can they be united by blood with the Imperium?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the mafia arise in Russia?

2. Describe the airport in Syktyvkar.

3. Describe the hotel atmosphere in Yakutsk.

4. Why did some of the people who lived under the USSR struggle with nationality?

5. What did Ryszard notice about the Kremlin?

6. Where did people work in Vorkuta, and what type of people worked there?

7. Describe the feelings the elite in Moscow had for the Imperium.

8. What were the people in Baku like?

9. What did the actor in the play say about Russia and the October Revolution?

10. Describe the Nationalist movement.

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