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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Chapters 5-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Uncle Lev hope to find oil?
(a) Yamal.
(b) Shaim.
(c) Tyumen Oblast.
(d) Kola.

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

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

5. In Chapter 7 two weeks after depositing Dima's money, how much more does the ruble slip?
(a) 7%.
(b) 2%.
(c) 5%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what does the driver who takes Andrei and Howard home give Andrei to make him feel better?

2. Where does Baba Seva want Andrei to help her find slippers from in Chapter 8?

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

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

5. How long does Andrei's face look bad in Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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