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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. How do Andrei and his grandmother get to Nikolai's dacha in Part 3, Chapter 6?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 12, what month is it?

3. What does Yulia make Andrei to eat while they talk about his interview for the job at Watson College in Part 3, Chapter 3?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 7, after Oleg is shot, where does he think he might go when he is ready to travel?

5. What type of tea does Andrei give his grandmother that makes her hyper and paranoid in Part 3, Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. What group does Shipalkin belong to, and how do they think they are going to overthrow the regime?

2. What does Sergei teach in Part 2, Chapter 12?

3. What is Yulia studying, and how does Andrei describe her?

4. How does Andrei's hockey team finally manage to beat the white team?

5. What comments does Yulia have when Andrei tells her about his interview for the job at Watson College?

6. Why is the warm weather good for October?

7. What does Dima have to say when Andrei tells him their grandmother fell down the stairs and is at the hospital?

8. What income do Sergei and his wife have coming in, and why is his wife frustrated?

9. What happens to Sergei and Misha?

10. In Part 3, Chapter 5, what does Misha say about leaving Russia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

Essay Topic 2

Seva lost her job teaching history in the 1940s. Why did Seva lose her teaching job? What experiences has she had being Jewish in Russia? Is it difficult being Jewish in Russia?

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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