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

2. What is the name of the girl that Leg sets Andrei up with in Part 2, Chapter 12?
(a) Polina.
(b) Katiya.
(c) Nikita.
(d) Daria.

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

4. What is the name of the man who contacts Howard after he meets a girl named Natasha who has her own place?
(a) Vitaly.
(b) Alek.
(c) Avgust.
(d) Sergey.

5. In Chapter 8, how much money does Andrei give the paramedics?
(a) 300 rubles.
(b) 200 rubles.
(c) 700 rubles.
(d) 500 rubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Epilogue, when does Andrei return to Moscow for the first time after he gets his job at the university?

2. What time does Andrei have plumbing problems the day of his grandmother's birthday party?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 12, how far of a walk does Andrei have after he spends the night at Yulia's apartment?

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

5. What type of tea does Andrei give his grandmother that makes her hyper and paranoid in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dima do about the apartments in Part 3, Chapter 1?

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

3. What does Dima have to say when Andrei tells him their grandmother fell down the stairs and is at the hospital?

4. What problem does Andrei have the morning of his grandmother's birthday party?

5. What job is Andrei offered after he is taken to the police station and questioned?

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

7. What happens to Sergei and Misha?

8. How did Seva's stay in the hospital destroy her mobility?

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

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

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