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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 did Andrei's college advisor used to do?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 4, who from Andrei's soccer team speaks at the gathering Yulia invites him to?

3. When did oil bankroll the Soviet military buildup?

4. When did Emma Abramovna's daughter emigrate to Israel?

5. How much does Richard Sutherland offer to pay Andrei to be his translator in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Baba Seva meet her first husband, Andrei's grandfather, and how did he die?

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

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

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

7. When and how were Jews allowed to emigrate from Russia?

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

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

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

Andrei attends a dinner party where Fishman is in attendance. How does Andrei feel about being at a party with Fishman? What success does Fishman have that he does not? How does Fishman make Andrei feel insecure?

Essay Topic 2

Andrei joins a group called October. What are the beliefs of the group? How does the group start to change Andrei’s mind about socialism?

Essay Topic 3

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

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