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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 does Kroshka Kartoshka serve?

2. After how many years of astounding economic growth, did the economy slip into recession in Part 3, Chapter 6?

3. In the Epilogue, when does Andrei return to Moscow for the first time after he gets his job at the university?

4. What color eyes does Yulia have?

5. When Seva is in the hospital, how much money does Dima tell Andrei to pay the doctor in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Yulia toward Andrei at Sergei's party in Part 2, Chapter 7?

3. What is the town of Petrovo like that Andrei visits with Misha, Boris, and Yulia?

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

5. Who comes to Seva's birthday party?

6. Where and how does Andrei find a dacha where he can take his grandmother?

7. What problem does Seva have when she is released from the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 8?

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

9. What does Andrei decide to do when his grandmother is not able to cook after she returns home from the hospital in Part 2, Chapter 9?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

A spoiler in literature is an element in a story that reveals plot elements. What are some titles of chapters? How do those titles indicate what will happen in a chapter? Are the chapter titles spoilers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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