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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the first book read for the fall PMOOC section that Andrei is in charge of for Jeff Wilson's class?
(a) Resurrection.
(b) Family Happiness.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) The Cossacks.

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

4. When did Andrei and his parents leave the Soviet Union?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1983.

5. When the financial crisis hit in America, how much was Andrei's pay cut because he could only have three classes?
(a) 25%.
(b) 30%.
(c) 15%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Andrei's face look bad in Chapter 6?

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

3. What type of cars do the players on Andrei's regular hockey team drive?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans does Dima have for Baba Seva in Chapter 9?

2. Why does Andrei's advisor call him in Part 2, Chapter 4?

3. When and how were Jews allowed to emigrate from Russia?

4. After Andrei and his family left Russia, when was the first time that he returned, and why was he shocked on the trip?

5. What advice did Andrei's advisor try to give him about getting a job?

6. Why does a man named Richard Sutherland contact Andrei in Chapter 6?

7. Why does Andrei start going to a bookstore/bar called Bilingua, and why does he stop?

8. What does Andrei learn about Sergei when he looks him up on the internet?

9. How did Baba Seva and her second husband, Uncle Lev, lose their dacha?

10. Who is Baba Seva, and what is her situation in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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