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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 long has it been since Yulia's mother has worked?

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

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

4. When Andrei spends the night at Yulia's apartment in Part 2, Chapter 12, what time does he check on his grandmother?

5. What does it cost Andrei to take his grandmother to the Coffee Grind in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. Who comes to Seva's birthday party?

6. What problem does Andrei have the morning of his grandmother's birthday party?

7. Why is the warm weather good for October?

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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