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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 Part 2, Chapter 1, at what temperature do people loosen their collars and take off their hats?

2. What was the name of the student Fishman got kicked out of school?

3. What is the first book read for the fall PMOOC section that Andrei is in charge of for Jeff Wilson's class?

4. How long does it take for Andrei to walk to the Kremlin from his grandmother's apartment?

5. When does Andrei move to Moscow to take care of his grandmother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Andrei desperate to leave New York in Part 1, Chapter 1?

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

4. Why does Andrei arrive an hour late for a dinner party in Part 2, Chapter 3?

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

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

7. Why does a man named Richard Sutherland contact Andrei in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Andrei feels lonely. Why does Andrei feel lonely? What activities does he get involved in? How do hockey, a dinner party, and a political group provide meaningful social relationships? How do they provide the sense of camaraderie he was lacking?

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