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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The choral society Frank and Nellie met at was performing what at the time?
(a) Honolulu.
(b) Hiatus Hernia.
(c) Hiawatha.
(d) Hialeah.

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

3. What room does the bear begin to tear apart?
(a) Foyer.
(b) Dining room.
(c) Living room.
(d) Kitchen.

4. How does Frank decide whether or not to take a police inspector to the office with him after hours?
(a) By taking Selwyn along with him.
(b) By having his pistol in his coat pocket.
(c) By not wanting to waste a single moment.
(d) By tossing a coin.

5. What employment has Miss Kinsman been at when Frank meets her?
(a) Cook.
(b) Governess.
(c) Office clerk.
(d) Maidservant.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Lisa cut her hair at Frank's request, Dolly says he ought to what?

2. What does Bert die of?

3. In Chapter 1, a messenger delivers a letter from Nellie to Frank at what location?

4. Frank's plant sits on which roadway?

5. Who is getting a bear cub as a present?

Short Essay Questions

1. At supper on the day Charlie returns to England, what is Lisa's response, when prodded by Frank, to Ben's inquiry regarding how it is better for women now than it was ten years ago?

2. What does the reader learn in Chapter 26 regarding the reasons why Nellie left Moscow with her three children in the initial chapter?

3. What are some of the proposals the new cost accountant, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bernov, offers on his first day of work at Reid Press?

4. What concerns Frank following Mitya's party?

5. What custom does Lisa partake in on the day prior to Palm Sunday that surprises Frank?

6. What initially transpires when Charlie wires that he will be arriving in Moscow?

7. How does Frank view the long-term outlook for foreign businessmen in Moscow?

8. What does Frank do after they leave the Defense Ministry that apparently prompts Volodya to suggest they forgive each other, and how does Frank initially respond?

9. What noticeable change is there in Nellie's attitude once she arrives in Moscow?

10. What sort of business transaction does Frank have with Kuriatin in Chapter 8 that now appears to be repeating itself in Chapter 12?

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