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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of physicist was Uncle Lev?

2. Where did Uncle Lev and Baba Seva have a dacha?

3. In Part 2, Chapter 1, where does Andrei find a third hockey game to play on Mondays?

4. When did oil bankroll the Soviet military buildup?

5. In Part 2, Chapter 1, what color warm jacket does Andrei find in the closet in the back room that belonged to Uncle Lev?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why has Andrei become an American, and his brother is essentially Russian?

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

8. Why does Andrei's advisor call him in Part 2, Chapter 4?

9. What is Emma Abramovna like in Chapter 5?

10. How did Andrei's parents remain bound to Russian even after they came to America?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Part 1, Chapter 5, Seva visits Emma. How does Seva compare herself to Emma? How and why does the visit make Seva feel insecure?

Essay Topic 2

There is a problem with the plumbing in the apartment the day of Seva’s birthday party. How does Andrei have to use persistence and problem-solving to fix the plumbing?

Essay Topic 3

Andrei struggles to have a social life. Why is Andrei lonely? How does he try to make friends? Why is being with his grandmother not enough of a social life for him? Why is it so important for him to have a social life?

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