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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. What country has Russian recently attacked when Andrei comes to Moscow to stay with his grandmother?
(a) Kyrgyzstan.
(b) Estonia.
(c) Lithuania.
(d) Georgia.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 5, when does Emma Abramovna return to Moscow?
(a) September 14.
(b) 2nd week of September.
(c) September 3.
(d) 3rd week of September.

3. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 25 minutes.
(c) 10 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color backpack does Andrei find in the closet in the back room that he can use for his hockey things?

3. What type of physicist was Uncle Lev?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where does Andrei find a third hockey game to play on Mondays?

5. After Andrei's mother died, where did his father move?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the people subletting Dima's apartment?

2. How did Baba Seva meet her first husband, Andrei's grandfather, and how did he die?

3. What coat does Andrei find that is warmer than the one he brought from New York in Part 2, Chapter 1?

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

5. Why is Andrei late depositing the money for the rent into Dima's account, and does the delay cost or earn Dima money?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how is Baba Seva's early history described?

7. Why has Andrei become an American, and his brother is essentially Russian?

8. Why does Andrei arrive an hour late for a dinner party in Part 2, Chapter 3?

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

10. How did Andrei's parents remain bound to Russian even after they came to America?

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