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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the narrator describe the Balinese volcano eruption in Chapter 23?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1967.

2. Who is killed by the test explosives in Allan's gravel pit by accidentally driving his car there?
(a) Algotsson.
(b) Bolt.
(c) Benny.
(d) Gustavsson.

3. Who is described as "the upstart clown who had taken over" after the Tsar's deposal in Chapter 4?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Stalin.
(c) President Adams.
(d) Lenin.

4. What is Allan's holding cell compared to when he arrives in Tehran in Chapter 13?
(a) A urinal.
(b) Shangri-la.
(c) A castle.
(d) Guantanamo.

5. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?
(a) Because of his ties to socialism.
(b) Because of his ties to communism.
(c) Because of his ties to the United States.
(d) Because of all the bad luck he's suffered.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Nobel-prize laureate that Yury Borisovich Popov studied with?

2. Who is the doctor that has Allan sterilized when he is in the asylum?

3. On what date is Chapter 24 set?

4. For what company does Allan work as an errand boy when he is ten years old?

5. What is Allan wearing when he escapes the care facility?

(see the answer key)

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