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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. Who is Tonia?
(a) A friend of Kira's.
(b) A communist Leo befriends.
(c) A woman Leo met at the sanatorium.
(d) Andrei's sister.

2. Who does Pavel go after for his share of the money?
(a) Victor.
(b) Leo.
(c) Kira.
(d) Karp.

3. Who does Andrei say is "friendly with the wrong kind of people"?
(a) Victor.
(b) Kira.
(c) Leo.
(d) Pavel.

4. Why does Kira chase after the train Leo is in?
(a) She forgot to say goodbye.
(b) She wants to tell him about Andrei.
(c) She wants to go with him.
(d) She is overtaken with fear.

5. What does Leo buy once he has money?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) He hides his money.
(c) Foreign-made clothes.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kira tell Andrei after Leo's arrest?

2. Who does Leo meet in the sanatorium?

3. Who will likely be a victim if the Communist Party purges itself after the investigation of the food store?

4. Why does Andrei decide to investigate the food store?

5. How does Kira respond to Andrei giving her more money?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrei say Kira cannot return his love?

2. What happens with the wedding present Leo bought for Victor?

3. What happens to Kira at the House of Peasants that worries her?

4. How does Kira respond to Andrei's investigation of the food store?

5. How is Kira's influence over Andrei shown during the report on the agrarian situation?

6. Why does Leo refer to himself as a "gigolo"?

7. How does Andrei treat Kira in Part Two, Chapters 1 - 4?

8. What happens when Kira watches a building under construction?

9. How does Kira put Andrei's life in danger by sharing a secret?

10. What does Katia tell Sasha one evening after Irina says she fears he will be exiled?

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