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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters VIII through XI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who else is traveling the same way Kira and Leo are?
(a) Counter-revolutionaries.
(b) Communists.
(c) Leo's family.
(d) No one else is traveling with them.

2. How does Lydia respond when Andrei asks her to play the piano?
(a) She tells him no.
(b) She says she is tired.
(c) She plays the song for him again.
(d) She tells him she wants him to play.

3. Where does Leo end up working after he starts going to the University?
(a) At the Technological Institute.
(b) For the Communists.
(c) At the state's publishing company.
(d) At the university.

4. How are Vasili and Alexander similar before the revolution?
(a) They both participated in the revolution.
(b) They were both wealthy and had to bribe officials to survive.
(c) They were both wealthy and ended up losing most of their possessions.
(d) They both had to hide their families.

5. What does Andrei ask Kira after meeting her at the rally?
(a) He asks her to stop talking about Communism.
(b) He asks her to leave him alone.
(c) He asks her to the opera.
(d) He asks her out for coffee.

Short Answer Questions

1. What of Kira's family's possessions is left?

2. Why does Galina return to their old home?

3. Why does Victor visit his family often?

4. Who tells Kira that he trusts her, although he doesn't know why?

5. What feeling does Kira worship?

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