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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. Who interrupts Leo and Kira's trip?

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

3. What does Kira enroll as when she fills out her labor card?

4. How does Kira's family react to Andrei?

5. What business does Alexander begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Kira's work environment like at the House of the Peasant?

2. Why does Leo feel there is much against him and Kira?

3. In what ways does Kira fail to follow the dictates of society?

4. Why are Alexander and Vasili reluctant to join the Communist Party?

5. What sets Kira apart as an individual?

6. How does Kira's family respond to her goal of becoming an engineer?

7. Why does Maria hide her handkerchiefs?

8. What makes Andrei different from many other Communist supporters?

9. How does Stepan help Leo and Kira after he barges into their cabin?

10. What is significant about Kira deciding to leave with Leo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pavel plays an important role in the lives of other characters in "We the Living". Examine his role in the lives of at least three other characters. Does he influence any of their decisions? Does he help them? Does he harm them? What impact does he have in their lives? What would be different if Pavel were not in this novel? What does Pavel represent to these characters and to the novel as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

"We the Living" takes place in several different locations. Analyze how location affects the characters and their actions. Please review at least three locations and/or settings.

Essay Topic 3

Alexander and Galina respond to the many changes of this novel in their own way. How do they adapt to the move in and out of hiding, the new government, new jobs, and changes to their family structure? Reflect on how each character's ideals and beliefs change, or remain unchanged, in response to these new situations.

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