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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. According to Shalamov, what is the West built on?

2. All of the following were active mafia groups in the former USSR except for which:

3. What is the main people group of Kolyma?

4. What type of landscape does Central Asia have?

5. Where did prisoners work in Vorkuta?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the Kremlin.

2. Where did people work in Vorkuta, and what type of people worked there?

3. What was the Karabakh are like?

4. What were the people in Baku like?

5. Describe the airport in Syktyvkar.

6. Why did some of the people who lived under the USSR struggle with nationality?

7. What is the role of the Imperium in Yakutsk?

8. What happened to the churches in Russia?

9. Describe the hotel atmosphere in Yakutsk.

10. What was the city of Baku like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book is rife with symbolism. Choose two symbols the author mentions, describe them in detail, and explain why the author used them as symbols.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Siberia and northern Canada. Explain why the author made this comparison.

Essay Topic 3

Explain the important the freedom of thought. How did it affect the people of the USSR? How is freedom of thought important to a culture on the whole?

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