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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. When does Andrei remember he last took an annual trip to Europe with his grandmother and brother?
(a) 1998.
(b) Early 1990s.
(c) 1995.
(d) Late 1990s.

2. What type of physicist was Uncle Lev?
(a) Astrophysicist.
(b) Geophysicist.
(c) Quantum physicist.
(d) Agrophysicist.

3. How much does Stepan charge to fix the hot water in Part 1, Chapter 4?
(a) $55.
(b) $60.
(c) $50.
(d) $45.

4. What does Andrei's father do for a living?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Engineer.
(d) Computer programmer.

5. When did the collapse of oil prices cause the Soviet Union to begin unraveling?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Andrei's grandfather Boris Lipkin killed?

2. When did Andrei and his parents leave the Soviet Union?

3. Where did Uncle Lev hope to find oil?

4. Who was living in Baba Seva's apartment when she wanted to mortage it?

5. When did Jewish-Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo defect to the USSR?

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