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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 was Andrei's grandfather Boris Lipkin killed?
(a) A month after Andrei's mother was born.
(b) A year after Andrei's mother was born.
(c) 8 months after Andrei's mother was born.
(d) 2 months after Andrei's mother was born.

2. What color sun hat does Baba Seva always wear?
(a) White.
(b) Beige.
(c) Mauve.
(d) Blue.

3. When was Andrei's grandmother awarded her apartment?
(a) Early 1940s.
(b) 1951.
(c) Late 1940s.
(d) 1946.

4. What country has Russian recently attacked when Andrei comes to Moscow to stay with his grandmother?
(a) Lithuania.
(b) Estonia.
(c) Kyrgyzstan.
(d) Georgia.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first book read for the fall PMOOC section that Andrei is in charge of for Jeff Wilson's class?

2. Where did Uncle Lev and Baba Seva have a dacha?

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

4. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?

5. What did Andrei's college advisor used to do?

(see the answer key)

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