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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Baba Seva say that Aunt Klava was and then returned to Moscow?
(a) Vorkuta.
(b) Norilsk.
(c) Solovetsky.
(d) Kazakhstan.

2. When does Andrei move to Moscow to take care of his grandmother?
(a) 2006.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2007.

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

4. When does Andrei remember he last took an annual trip to Europe with his grandmother and brother?
(a) Late 1990s.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1998.
(d) Early 1990s.

5. How much might Andrei make if he got a real professor job with a real professor salaary?
(a) $90,000.
(b) $60,000 or $70,000.
(c) $75,000 or $80,000.
(d) $85,000.

6. In Chapter 6, when does Dima tell Andrei in an email that he plans to be back in Moscow?
(a) October 24.
(b) September 30.
(c) End of October.
(d) End of September.

7. How much does Fedya tell Andrei to bring to play hockey on a Wednesday in Chapter 8?
(a) 600 rubles.
(b) 200 rubles.
(c) 500 rubles.
(d) 250 rubles.

8. Where did Baba Seva live when she married a geophysicist?
(a) Belogorsk.
(b) Dubna.
(c) Abinsk.
(d) Fryazino.

9. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where does Andrei find a third hockey game to play on Mondays?
(a) Troyka Multispace.
(b) Ice Palace.
(c) Institute of Physical CUlture.
(d) Luzhniki Stadium.

10. What color backpack does Andrei find in the closet in the back room that he can use for his hockey things?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Purple.
(d) Red.

11. Who was living in Baba Seva's apartment when she wanted to mortage it?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her daughter, her daughter's husband, and her boys.
(c) Dima and his first wife.
(d) Dima and his second wife.

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

13. About how much does Oleg make from his various businesses?
(a) $25,000 a month.
(b) $5,000 a month.
(c) $15,000 a month.
(d) $10,000 a month.

14. How long has it been since Sergei quit the university in Part 2, Chapter 4?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2. years.
(c) 3 1/2 years.
(d) 4 years.

15. What color armchair does Seva have next to her bed?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Baba Seva go to in the U.S. for her daughter's funeral?

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

3. What is an ordinary temperature at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. What is the name of the girl Howard and Andrei are with when her boyfriend hits Andrei with a gun in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 7, how much do groceries go up in price?

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