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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 3, Chapter 4, where does Andrei say that a few years earlier a Chechen terrorist set off a bomb in an underpass?
(a) Pushkin Square.
(b) Manexhnaya Square.
(c) Borovitskaya Square.
(d) Lubyanka Square.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 7, what day do Andrei and other October members protest in front of RussOil?
(a) August 19.
(b) August 27.
(c) August 7.
(d) August 3.

3. In Chapter 6, what day of the week do the weekly Marxist study sessions for October take place?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Friday.

4. What does Yulia make Andrei to eat while they talk about his interview for the job at Watson College in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Soup.
(b) Sandwich.
(c) Fish.
(d) Hot dogs.

5. When does snow usually first fall in Moscow?
(a) Late October.
(b) Mid-November.
(c) Late November.
(d) Early November.

6. When Andrei spends the night at Yulia's apartment in Part 2, Chapter 12, what time does he check on his grandmother?
(a) 3 a.m.
(b) 2 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 1 a.m.

7. In Part 3, Chapter 7, how long has Howard been with the Moscow Times?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

8. What time does Andrei have plumbing problems the day of his grandmother's birthday party?
(a) 9:30 a.m.
(b) 9 a.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 10:30 a.m.

9. In Part 2, Chapter 12, who does Andrei remember that he knocked on his back in hockey with an open-ice check?
(a) Fedya.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Anton.
(d) Grisha.

10. What alcohol does Andrei buy for Yulia's dinner party in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) Wine.
(b) Rum.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

11. In Part 3, Chapter 5, when does Yulia decide to have a dinner party?
(a) Late July.
(b) Early July.
(c) Early June.
(d) Mid-June.

12. In Chapter 7 after Sergei's party, who does Andrei share a car with for the ride home?
(a) Vera and Boris.
(b) Boris and Nikolai.
(c) Vera, Yulia, and Boris.
(d) Boris, Misha, and Yulia.

13. What month is it in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Not quite May.
(b) April.
(c) Almost June.
(d) July.

14. At the end of Part 3, Chapter 1, how much does Dima sell his apartment for?
(a) 500,000.
(b) 450,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 350,000.

15. What type of tea does Andrei give his grandmother that makes her hyper and paranoid in Part 3, Chapter 4?
(a) Saint-John's-wort.
(b) Peppermint.
(c) Lavender.
(d) Chamomile.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do the guests start going home after the birthday party?

2. Where did Yulia grow up?

3. When does Sergei let the October email list know that the union organizer jailed at RussOil's request is staging a hunger strike in Part 3, Chapter 7?

4. How old is Yulia's mother?

5. Where do Anton and Katya take a weekend trip in Part 3, Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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