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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who pounds on the door of the location Frank finds his children at?
(a) A police officer.
(b) Nellie.
(c) The taxi driver.
(d) The station master's wife.

2. What does Charlie wire Frank back the third day?
(a) He has not seen or heard from Nellie.
(b) Nellie is safe and well, but not there with him.
(c) Nellie is safe and well with him.
(d) He heard from her once, but has no other information.

3. When does Tvyordov take his break each day?
(a) Noon.
(b) 10:10.
(c) 9:57.
(d) 10:00.

4. When the cheating overseer asks for his internal passport, what is Frank's response?
(a) Withholds it from him.
(b) Withholds it until he agrees to pay the employees back.
(c) Gives it to him.
(d) Withholds it until he pays the employees back.

5. What is Frank doing when he receives the letter from Nellie in the opening chapter?
(a) Busy at his work place.
(b) Leaving home for work.
(c) Drinking tea.
(d) Walking home.

6. Frank initially takes on an apprenticeship where upon finishing his courses?
(a) At Coopers of Nottingham.
(b) At Croppers of Nottingham.
(c) At Croppers of Nottingham.
(d) At Culpeppers of Nottingham.

7. Where does Frank meet Kuriatin to discuss the issue when he fails to provide the wood?
(a) Kuriatin's office.
(b) Kuriatin's home.
(c) Frank's office at Reid Press.
(d) The steam room at the baths.

8. What does Bert die of?
(a) Stroke.
(b) Heart attack.
(c) Violent protest in Moscow.
(d) Old age.

9. In an effort to ingratiate himself with neighboring businesses, Frank arranges to pay for what?
(a) A night watchman for the whole block.
(b) Clearing of snow for the entire block.
(c) Garbage disposal for the whole block.
(d) Fire service for the whole block.

10. Frank's plant sits on which roadway?
(a) Moscow Pathway.
(b) Seraphim Street.
(c) Seraphim Avenue.
(d) Seraphim Drive.

11. What town does Lisa come from?
(a) Baksan.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Azov.
(d) Valdimir

12. When did Frank's father start his machinery sales business?
(a) 1880.
(b) 1885.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1875.

13. Frank calls whom immediately after reading Nellie's letter?
(a) The train station for the schedule.
(b) His attorney.
(c) His minister.
(d) His chief accountant.

14. Following their marriage, Frank and Nellie stop in Frankfurt, Germany for how long en route to Moscow?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 2 years.

15. Kuriatin calls asking Frank to have dinner with him at what very noisy tea-room?
(a) Rusalochka's, attached to the Merchants' Club.
(b) The Merchants' Club, attached to The Spicy Plum.
(c) The Straw Basket attached to The Rusalochka.
(d) The Merchants' Club, attached to The Rusalochka.

Short Answer Questions

1. As she asks for his address, Frank offers to escort Miss Kinsman where?

2. How does Selwyn initially describe Lisa Ivanovna to Frank as?

3. In what year is Offshore, Human Voices, the Beginning of Spring set?

4. Who introduces Frank to Muriel Kinsman?

5. Whom is Nellie living with when she meets Frank in Norbury?

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