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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Galina react to the new apartment?
(a) She does not like the color.
(b) She says she feels overwhelmed.
(c) She says it can be made into a home.
(d) She is surprisingly pleased with it.

2. When Leo returns from the sanatorium, what does Kira note about his eyes?
(a) That they look better than before.
(b) That they have not healed.
(c) That they are sad.
(d) That they have changed color.

3. Why does Leo get fired from his teaching job?
(a) He does not show up on time.
(b) He does not know what he is teaching.
(c) He teaches anti-Communist lessons.
(d) He refuses to work for free.

4. What does Kira consider her time with Leo to be?
(a) Emptiness.
(b) Love.
(c) Indescribable.
(d) Life.

5. Why do people leave Vava's in groups?
(a) Because they might get lost.
(b) Because Vava forced them.
(c) Because they were great friends.
(d) Because the streets were not safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Victor respond to Kira's plans for her life?

2. What scares Kira away from buying food on the black market?

3. What business does Alexander begin?

4. What do the doctors tell Leo?

5. How do Vasili and Alexander feel about the Communist Party?

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