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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 long do Andrei, Sergei, and the others spend drinking together in a basement cafe in Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 10, about how many people are at the police station where Shipalkin is taken after his arrest when Andrei arrives?

3. In Chapter 6, how many other people than Andrei come to an anti-fascist protest at the Clean Ponds metro stop?

4. In Chapter 6, how much does Dima tell Andrei that residential property has declined in central Moscow since they last talked?

5. What day of the week is the study group moved to in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Andrei realize that his grandmother did not enjoy a documentary about Tsvetaeva in Part 2, Chapter 11?

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

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

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

5. What happens to Seva?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and people?

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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