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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 6, where do Misha, Boris, and Yulia take Andrei to see "the real Russia" (291)?
(a) Balashikha.
(b) Petrovo.
(c) Aprelevka.
(d) Istra.

2. In Chapter 6, how many other people than Andrei come to an anti-fascist protest at the Clean Ponds metro stop?
(a) 18.
(b) 24.
(c) 6.
(d) 11.

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

4. 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?
(a) Late July.
(b) Mid-August.
(c) Early August.
(d) Late August.

5. How did Tsvetaeva die?
(a) Shot.
(b) Drowned.
(c) Overdosed.
(d) Hanged herself.

6. What is Yulia studying as a grad student in Chapter 6?
(a) Russian literature.
(b) Journalism.
(c) Russian history.
(d) Law.

7. What does Kroshka Kartoshka serve?
(a) Sandwiches.
(b) Baked potatoes.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Soup.

8. How much does Andrei spend on a car on the nights when he goes to see Yulia at night in Part 3, Chapter 5?
(a) $2.
(b) $3.
(c) $4.
(d) $5.

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

10. 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) Lubyanka Square.
(b) Borovitskaya Square.
(c) Pushkin Square.
(d) Manexhnaya Square.

11. In Part 3, Chapter 5, how much does Andrei spend for the herring and alcohol he buys for Yulia's dinner party?
(a) $12.
(b) $18.
(c) $15.
(d) $10.

12. When Seva falls and hits her head in Chapter 8, how long does it take for an ambulance to arrive?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 15 minutes.
(d) 20 minutes.

13. When Seva is in the hospital, how much money does Dima tell Andrei to pay the doctor in Chapter 8?
(a) 4,000 rubles.
(b) 3,000 rubles.
(c) 5,000 rubles.
(d) 2,000 rubles.

14. In Part 3, Chapter 5, what does Andrei like to buy from the Azeri guys?
(a) Pot pie.
(b) Half a chicken.
(c) Apricot pie.
(d) Beef sandwich.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time does Andrei have plumbing problems the day of his grandmother's birthday party?

2. In Part 3, Chapter 3, when does Andrei get called about an interview for the job at Watson College?

3. In Part 3, Chapter 7, how long has Howard been with the Moscow Times?

4. In Chapter 11, how much is a pink sweater at a store that Andrei takes his grandmother to?

5. After taking the subway and then a bus, how far do Andrei and Yulia have to walk to Nikolai's dacha in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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