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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was living in Baba Seva's apartment when she wanted to mortage it?
(a) Her daughter, her daughter's husband, and her boys.
(b) Dima and his second wife.
(c) Dima and his first wife.
(d) Her daughter.

2. How old is Andrei in Part 1, Chapter 1?
(a) 34.
(b) 31.
(c) 32.
(d) 33.

3. Where did Baba Seva live when she married a geophysicist?
(a) Belogorsk.
(b) Fryazino.
(c) Dubna.
(d) Abinsk.

4. When did oil bankroll the Soviet military buildup?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1970s.
(d) 1963.

5. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?
(a) 25 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Andrei's grandmother awarded her apartment?

2. When did the collapse of oil prices cause the Soviet Union to begin unraveling?

3. Where did Uncle Lev hope to find oil?

4. How much is Dima subletting his apartment for?

5. What does Andrei's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

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