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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. What is an ordinary temperature at the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 1?

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

4. When was Andrei's grandfather Boris Lipkin killed?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who are the people subletting Dima's apartment?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Seva and Emma Abramovna have known one another for a long time. What type of relationship have Seva and Emma had throughout the years? Does Seva have a different view of the relationship than Emma has?

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

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?

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