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Front Matter and "The Line"

1. In whose memory is the anthology dedicated?
(a) Stephen Pilsner Towles.
(b) Stuart Bock Towles.
(c) Stokley Porter Towles.
(d) Stanley Stout Towles.

2. How many rooms does the cottage boast in which Pushkin and Irina lived?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

3. What was the common evening meal Pushkin and Irina shared as farmers?
(a) Cabbage soup.
(b) Filet mignon.
(c) Beet soup.
(d) Chicken soup.

4. How does “The Line” gloss the term “mir”?
(a) A flaming conflagration.
(b) A farming cooperative.
(c) A framing collective.
(d) A failed congregation.

5. When does Irina first learn Communist doctrine?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1916.

6. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?
(a) Jared.
(b) Methuselah.
(c) Lamech.
(d) Enoch.

7. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1915.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1917.

8. On what October day do Pushkin and Irina arrive in Moscow?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

9. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?
(a) Tverskov.
(b) Presnensky.
(c) Arbat.
(d) Khamovniki.

10. For what collective do Pushkin and Irina initially work in Moscow?
(a) Red Flag.
(b) Red Star.
(c) Gold Hammer.
(d) Gold Sickle.

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