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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 6, how much does Dima tell Andrei that residential property has declined in central Moscow since they last talked?
(a) 2%.
(b) 5%.
(c) 7%.
(d) 4%.

2. Who asks Katya for her number at Seva's birthday party?
(a) Ilya.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Anton.
(d) Sasha.

3. What does Yulia make Andrei to eat while they talk about his interview for the job at Watson College in Part 3, Chapter 3?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Soup.
(c) Fish.
(d) Sandwich.

4. When was Emma Abramovna kicked out of the party for refusing to question the loyalty of Jewish citizens who supported Israel?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1947.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1948.

5. What time do the guests start arriving for Seva's birthday party?
(a) 6 p.m.
(b) 5 p.m.
(c) 7 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 2, Chapter 12, who does Andrei remember that he knocked on his back in hockey with an open-ice check?

2. How did Tsvetaeva die?

3. In Chapter 6, how old is Yulia?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 6, how long has it been since Yulia's mother has worked?

5. How much does Seraphima Mikhailovna charge everytime she comes and cooks for Andrei and Seva?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the warm weather good for October?

2. Who comes to Seva's birthday party?

3. What happens to Seva?

4. What happens to Sergei and Misha?

5. What problem does Seva have when she is released from the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 8?

6. What is Yulia studying, and how does Andrei describe her?

7. Why does Howard decide to leave Russia in Part 3, Chapter 7?

8. What group does Shipalkin belong to, and how do they think they are going to overthrow the regime?

9. What is the town of Petrovo like that Andrei visits with Misha, Boris, and Yulia?

10. What does Sergei teach in Part 2, Chapter 12?

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