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

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

3. When did Jewish-Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo defect to the USSR?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1958.
(d) 1955.

4. Where did Baba Seva go to in the U.S. for her daughter's funeral?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Bangor.

5. When did Andrei and his parents leave the Soviet Union?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color sun hat does Baba Seva always wear?

3. What country has Russian recently attacked when Andrei comes to Moscow to stay with his grandmother?

4. When did Andrei's mother die?

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

(see the answer key)

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