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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 10, about how many people are at the police station where Shipalkin is taken after his arrest when Andrei arrives?
(a) 39.
(b) About 40.
(c) 63.
(d) Maybe 50.

2. In Part 3, Chapter 4, where does Andrei say that a few years earlier a Chechen terrorist set off a bomb in an underpass?
(a) Lubyanka Square.
(b) Pushkin Square.
(c) Borovitskaya Square.
(d) Manexhnaya Square.

3. In Chapter 11, how much is a pink sweater at a store that Andrei takes his grandmother to?
(a) $30.
(b) $55.
(c) $160.
(d) $75.

4. In Part 3, Chapter 3, when does Andrei get called about an interview for the job at Watson College?
(a) Late May.
(b) Late April.
(c) Early June.
(d) Mid-May.

5. How many hours is Andrei in custody in Part 3, Chapter 7?
(a) Less than 3.
(b) 2 1/2.
(c) About 4.
(d) 3 1/2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality are the men who speak at October's Street University about "cognitive capitalism" (288)?

2. How much are college students paid to do counterprotests in Chapter 6?

3. What does Kroshka Kartoshka serve?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 5, what time does Andrei arrive for Yulia's dinner party?

5. In Part 3, Chapter 4, how tall is the statue of Pushkin?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Kiev like when Andrei visits with Yulia?

3. What happens to Sergei and Misha?

4. in Part 2, Chapter 6, who are the counterprotesters and what does Sergei say to them?

5. Why does Andrei visits Emma Abramovna by himself in Part 3, Chapter 4, and what does she tell him?

6. Why is Andrei asked not to bring his grandmother back to the Coffee Grind, and what happens when Andrei protests?

7. How does Andrei's hockey team finally manage to beat the white team?

8. Why does Andrei realize that his grandmother did not enjoy a documentary about Tsvetaeva in Part 2, Chapter 11?

9. Where and how does Andrei find a dacha where he can take his grandmother?

10. Why is the warm weather good for October?

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