3. What is Magadan like?
(a) The citizens have a strong local government.
(b) It's very wealthy.
(c) It filled with hard workers who are edging into the upper middle class.
(d) It's filled with extreme poverty.

4. All of the following were active mafia groups in the former USSR except for which:
(a) Asiatic mafia
(b) Russian mafia
(c) Caucasian mafia
(d) Nationalist mafia

5. What type of landscape does Central Asia have?
(a) Mountain
(b) Valley
(c) Flat
(d) Desert

6. What does Ryszard pretend to be in order to fly?
(a) A member of the government
(b) A soldier
(c) A businessman
(d) A pilot

7. What did Rsyzard's third contact think of the rulers in the Kremlin?
(a) She feels deeply indebted to them.
(b) She wants to decapitate them.
(c) She thinks they are trying, but need to develop a better ruling strategy.
(d) She wants to work with them.

8. What is Ryszard's take on the Red Army?
(a) He thinks they are too lenient on the soldiers.
(b) He thinks they should focus more on strategies.
(c) He is happy it is gone.
(d) He speculates that it contains men who engage in impracticable sadism for fun.

9. What was it like living in Vorkuta?
(a) People felt like it was a privilege.
(b) Life was easy.
(c) It was tough, but worth it for the benefits.
(d) It was horrific.

10. What problem did Ufa face?
(a) Poisoning by phenol
(b) Stripped mines
(c) Unsanitary conditions
(d) Severe snowstorms

11. Why couldn't Ryszard tell the story that he tells in Chapter 15 earlier in the book?
(a) He wanted to double-check his facts.
(b) He needed to get permission to tell the story from the people in it.
(c) He would have endangered those who helped him.
(d) He didn't know the ending.

12. What becomes a symbol of sanctuary from oppression in Bashkir?
(a) Churches
(b) The music
(c) A flower
(d) Nature

13. How do the people in Moscow feel about the Imperium?
(a) They wish it weren't around.
(b) They want to maintain it even though it doesn't have any attachment to the people's interests.
(c) They violently oppose it.
(d) They want to maintain it because it is an integral part of their lives.

14. What does Ryszard do when he returns to Moscow from Magadan?
(a) He makes a list of all his new contacts.
(b) He takes a week to rest and garner his strength.
(c) He makes plans to leave the country.
(d) Ryszard falls into many discussions, arguments, meetings and conferences.

15. Where does Ryszard get stuck while he is in Yakutsk?
(a) The airport
(b) On a train
(c) In a collapsing house
(d) In traffic on the only main road