A Terrible Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Keith Gessen
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

A Terrible Country Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Keith Gessen
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 135 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. In Chapter 7, what color coat does Baba Sheva wear when she and Andrei go to her bank to convert her rubles to dollars?

2. What type of cars do the players on Andrei's regular hockey team drive?

3. What does Andrei's father do for a living?

4. What degree did Anton get from a top Moscow university?

5. When was Baba Seva born?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what happens to Andrei went he goes out with Howard, Roberto, and Michael?

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

3. In Part 2, Chapter 5, why does Andrei not see Sergei the next week?

4. How did Baba Seva and her second husband, Uncle Lev, lose their dacha?

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

6. In Part 2, Chapter 4, why does Baba Seva say it is her fault her daughter left Russia and died in America?

7. After Andrei and his family left Russia, when was the first time that he returned, and why was he shocked on the trip?

8. What plans does Dima have for Baba Seva in Chapter 9?

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

10. What does Andrei learn about Sergei when he looks him up on the internet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the book, and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Andrei is arrested and then Sergei and Misha are arrested. Does Andrei think he is responsible for the arrests of Sergei and Misha? Is he culpable for their arrests?

Essay Topic 3

Andrei applies for a job at Watson College. How does an article Andrei writes about Sergei put him in the running for the job? Why does Yulia think he is using people to get the job?

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