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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "hard legacy" Stepan leaves Andrei?

2. What happens to Victor at the beginning of Chapter 9?

3. What do the doctors tell Leo?

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

5. What does Andrei confess he is worried about when Kira pretends to attend a meeting, but visits him instead?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why has Stepan lost faith in the revolution/Communism?

4. What happens when Kira comes home after Victor's wedding party?

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

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

7. How does Pavel show disrespect for people when he returns from lunch with Morozov?

8. Why does Victor feel that he cannot get ahead in the Communist Party?

9. What steps does Kira take to try to send Leo to a sanatorium?

10. What happens to Karp and Pavel in regards to the food store investigation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many objects are symbolic of the major themes in "We the Living". Choose at least three symbolic objects and describe what they represent, and how they are representative in the novel. Consider the impact on the characters as well as the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Although they are never given the main focus in "We the Living", peasants are at the heart of Communism. Describe how Communism is meant to serve the peasants vs. how they are actually treated. Analyze the times in "We the Living" that peasants are described or alluded to. How do the characters in the novel respond to the peasantry? How does this reflect Communism?

Essay Topic 3

The characters in "We the Living" hold a variety of jobs. Choose four characters, and compare and contrast their jobs. Reflect on the value society has for these jobs, the actual work involved, the possibility for advancement, and how the job would be different if Russia were not Communist.

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