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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Andrei do his classwork at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) School.
(b) Train station.
(c) Post office.
(d) Coffee Grind.

2. What type of cars do the players on Andrei's regular hockey team drive?
(a) Range Rovers.
(b) Black SUVs.
(c) Audis.
(d) Expensive German cars.

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the name of the postdoc who invites Andrei to a party?
(a) William.
(b) David.
(c) Simon.
(d) Matthew.

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

5. What degree did Anton get from a top Moscow university?
(a) Math.
(b) Physics.
(c) Law.
(d) Economics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is Dima subletting his apartment for?

2. When Andrei is sick in Part 2, Chapter 5, how often does his grandmother check on him?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 3, where does Yulia Semenova invite Andrei for a small discussion of neoliberalism in higher education?

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

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

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