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

2. When did Jewish-Italian physicist Bruno Pontecorvo defect to the USSR?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1950.

3. How old was Dima when he incorporated his first company?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 21.
(d) 20.

4. How long after the cold settles in in Part 2, Chapter 1, does Andrei decide he needs a warmer coat?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) A week.

5. In Chapter 7 two weeks after depositing Dima's money, how much more does the ruble slip?
(a) 5%.
(b) 7%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 2%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Andrei in Part 1, Chapter 1?

2. How old is Andrei's grandmother in Part 1: Chapter 1?

3. Where is Emma Abramovna's dacha?

4. In Part 2, Chapter 3, what is the name of the postdoc who invites Andrei to a party?

5. About how much does Oleg make from his various businesses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 2, how is Seva's visit to the doctor for a physical?

4. What is Emma Abramovna like in Chapter 5?

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

6. What is Olympic Stadium, and what permutations has it gone through throughout the years?

7. What is it like when Andrei and his grandmother go grocery shopping?

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

9. In Part 2, Chapter 4, why does Baba Seva say it is her fault her daughter left Russia and died in America?

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

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