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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and "The Line".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Pushkin start queueing up for others?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1921.

2. On what street does Pushkin expect to find thread?
(a) Tverskaya.
(b) Maxim Gorky.
(c) Battleship Potemkin.
(d) Povarskaya.

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

4. How long is the bakery queue with Pushkin first reaches it?
(a) Three yards.
(b) Three kilometers.
(c) Three blocks.
(d) Three miles.

5. Under what article of the Criminal Code does the NKVD convict intellectuals of counterrevolutionary activities?
(a) 80.
(b) 47.
(c) 58.
(d) 69.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bakery to which Irina dispatches Pushkin is on what street?

2. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?

3. For which of the following does Marya Borevna queue while Pushkin queues on her behalf?

4. What quality is ascribed to the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

5. What is the name of the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

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