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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 Chapter 9, how much is the stock exchange down?
(a) 50%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 45%.

2. When does Andrei move to Moscow to take care of his grandmother?
(a) 2007.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2006.
(d) 2009.

3. Where does Baba Seva want Andrei to help her find slippers from in Chapter 8?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Belarus.
(c) Moldova.
(d) Lithuania.

4. When did Emma Abramovna move to Russia?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1930s.
(c) 1920s.
(d) 1924.

5. In Part 2, Chapter 1, at what temperature do people loosen their collars and take off their hats?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what does the driver who takes Andrei and Howard home give Andrei to make him feel better?

3. How long has it been since Sergei quit the university in Part 2, Chapter 4?

4. Where did Uncle Lev hope to find oil?

5. What did Andrei's college advisor used to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Andrei desperate to leave New York in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

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

5. What does Baba Seva tell Andrei about Aunt Klava in Part 2, Chapter 2?

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, what happens to Andrei went he goes out with Howard, Roberto, and Michael?

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

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

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