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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. Where is Emma Abramovna's dacha?

2. When did Andrei and his parents leave the Soviet Union?

3. Eventually, how many nights is Andrei playing soccer in Part 2, Chapter 1?

4. How long does Andrei's face look bad in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 5, how how does Andrei get paid bi-weekly for his PMOOC classes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What coat does Andrei find that is warmer than the one he brought from New York in Part 2, Chapter 1?

2. What is Olympic Stadium, and what permutations has it gone through throughout the years?

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

4. Why is Andrei late depositing the money for the rent into Dima's account, and does the delay cost or earn Dima money?

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

6. In Part 1, Chapter 2, how is Baba Seva's early history described?

7. Why did Baba Seva lose her job at Moscow State, and how did she survive as a widow?

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

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

10. Where does Andrei finally find his grandmother some Belarus slippers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Andrei struggles when he first moves in with his grandmother. How would you describe their relationship at first? How does their relationship change?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Andrei decides to go to Moscow. Why does Andrei decide to go to Moscow? How is disappointment a factor in his decision?

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