Dreams of My Russian Summers Short Answer Test Questions

Short Answer Questions

Directions: Answer each question with the appropriate short response.

Short Answer Questions - Chapters 1 & 2

1. What type of women does the narrator say are so alluring?

2. What characteristic about women does the narrator recall in his own life?

3. What woman does the narrator introduce at the opening?

4. Who does the narrator visit in Russian as a young boy?

5. What does the narrator spend much time doing?

6. What is the scruffy woman with the baby wearing in a photo the narrator writes about?

7. What happens when the scruffy woman notices the young boy looking at her?

8. What type of collection does the narrator recall unwrapping with his sister?

9. What do the narrator and his sister do to some of the collection?