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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 3, Chapter 6, how many PMOOCs does Andrei have in the summer?

2. What time do the guests start going home after the birthday party?

3. In Chapter 8, how long does it take Andrei to reach the hospital?

4. In Part 3, Chapter 3, what does Andrei tell Yulia is next to Watson College?

5. Who is the most vocal member of the Marxist study sessions in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Andrei's interview go for the teaching position at Watson College?

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

3. What job is Andrei offered after he is taken to the police station and questioned?

4. What is Kiev like when Andrei visits with Yulia?

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

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

7. What does Andrei love about Russia and Moscow at the beginning of Part 3, Chapter 5?

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

9. Why does Andrei visits Emma Abramovna by himself in Part 3, Chapter 4, and what does she tell him?

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

Andrei decides to go to Moscow. Why does Andrei decide to go to Moscow? How is disappointment a factor in his decision?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life. How does the author use artistic license to make the novel seem realistic and like it could have happened?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of A Terrible Country?

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