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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Dima buy an apartment across the landing for their grandmother's place?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2003.
(c) 1998.
(d) 1999.

2. During what month do Muscovites all leave for their dachas?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

3. In Chapter 6, what does the driver who takes Andrei and Howard home give Andrei to make him feel better?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Rum.
(d) Gin.

4. 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%.

5. In Chapter 9, how much is the stock exchange down?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 45%.

6. Where is Emma Abramovna's dacha?
(a) Peredelkino.
(b) Zhukovka.
(c) Komarovo.
(d) Barvikha.

7. Where did Uncle Lev and Baba Seva have a dacha?
(a) Komarovo.
(b) Barvikha.
(c) Sheremetevo.
(d) Zhukovka.

8. How much does Andrei have to pay to play a game near the Kyrgyzia movie theater on a Saturday night in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 100 rubles.
(c) 250 rubles.
(d) 200 rubles.

9. In Part 2, Chapter 1, at what temperature do people loosen their collars and take off their hats?
(a) 15.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

10. When did Emma Abramovna move to Russia?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1920s.
(c) 1930s.
(d) 1924.

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

12. Eventually, how many nights is Andrei playing soccer in Part 2, Chapter 1?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

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

14. How long after the cold settles in in Part 2, Chapter 1, does Andrei decide he needs a warmer coat?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 5 days.
(d) A week.

15. For which Summer Olympics was the Olympic Stadium in Moscow built?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the name of the postdoc who invites Andrei to a party?

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

3. Who is the one player on the hockey team who does not have a skill in passing?

4. How much does Richard Sutherland offer to pay Andrei to be his translator in Chapter 6?

5. Where was Emma Abramovna from originally?

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