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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is used to kill Ustinov in Chapter 4?
(a) A rope.
(b) A knife.
(c) A gun.
(d) A wire.

2. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a blond scorpion with languid blue eyes" (17)?
(a) Sonya Moroyeva.
(b) Vladimir Kryuchkov.
(c) Anatoly Golov.
(d) Vladimir Putin.

3. Who was the initiator of creation of the State Committee on the State of Emergency during the August Coup of 1991?
(a) Dimitri Ustinov.
(b) Sonya Moroyeva.
(c) Anatoly Golov.
(d) Vladimir Kryuchkov.

4. In what district is Ustinov's apartment located?
(a) Khamovniki.
(b) Mescha.
(c) Arbat.
(d) Basmanny.

5. What does the word "mushka" translate to in English?
(a) Undercover.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Beauty spot.
(d) Reception.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 2 refers to a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence?

2. Near what village was the main campus for AVR located for decades, according to the narrator in Chapter 6?

3. What does AVR refer to in the novel?

4. How was Matorin injured while serving in Afghanistan?

5. When did the changeover from KGB to SVR occur?

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