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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. Before going on the camping trip, what did Katya and other customs officers discover in the cargo of a new Canadian importer?
(a) Turtles.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Gerbils.

2. When Olya comes home from school in "September," what tourists is her mother acting as an interpreter for?
(a) Korean.
(b) Japanese.
(c) German.
(d) French.

3. What color are the squares embroidered don the leather dress Ksyusha wears for the dance troupe?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Purple.
(d) Blue.

4. Where will the university send the dance troupe from December 23 to 26?
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Vladivostok.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Novosibirsk.

5. How far is Palana, Chander's home, from Esso, Ksyusha's home?
(a) 330 kilometers.
(b) 294 kilometers.
(c) 400 kilometers.
(d) 512 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of car does Max drive?

2. If Sophia and Alyona had kept walking along the shoreline in "August," how many story tall apartment buildings would they have seen?

3. In "August," how high was the wave in Alyona's story?

4. What color is Diana's hair?

5. What does Ksyusha remember her borther and Ruslan playing together on the street outside her house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olya's mother do for a living, and why is Olya on her own a lot?

2. What does Olya see as she leaves her apartment to go to see Diana?

3. What happens in the night when Katya and Max are sleeping on their camping trip?

4. Why does Valentina think that the Golosovky girls might be with their father?

5. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?

6. Why does Valentina decide to go to the hospital alone and not call anyone?

7. What happens when Valentina goes to the doctor to have a blister examined?

8. What does Valentina have on her chest?

9. What is Sophia like?

10. Where does Valentina and her family go on the weekends?

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