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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Kira pretend to be a prostitute?
(a) She is trying to avoid arrest.
(b) She wants to earn extra money.
(c) She wants to get a reaction out of people.
(d) She wants to stay with Leo.

3. Why does Kira stay away from her and Leo's garden meeting place?
(a) She promised not to return there.
(b) She is angry at Leo.
(c) She does not want to see it without him.
(d) She fears she might see him with someone else.

4. What does Kira say she wants to do with her life?
(a) Kira hasn't decided yet.
(b) Go to art school.
(c) Become an engineer.
(d) Become a dancer.

5. Why does Lydia tell Kira that wicked women like her should not be allowed to live?
(a) Because Kira disagreed with Lydia about Communism.
(b) Because Kira broke Lydia's piano.
(c) Because Kira spent the night with Leo.
(d) Because Kira stole.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can't Leo find a job?

2. What does Kira send home to her family in the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. How are Vasili and Alexander similar before the revolution?

4. Who says that Kira is "selfish" and "anti-social"?

5. How does Kira describe the way she responds to the feelings she has had throughout her life?

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