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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. When did Valentina's parents move to Kamchatka?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1969.

2. In "August," how high was the wave in Alyona's story?
(a) 225 meters.
(b) 175 meters.
(c) 200 meters.
(d) 150 meters.

3. In "September," what does Olya remember Diana borrowing to wear?
(a) T-shirts.
(b) Skirts.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Barrettes.

4. How long of a break is there between classes ending and the dance practice beginning for Ksyusha and Alisa?
(a) 1 1/2 hours.
(b) 2 hours.
(c) 45 minutes.
(d) 30 minutes.

5. How long is the Kamchatka Peninsula?
(a) 985 kilometers.
(b) 945 kilometers.
(c) 1,700 kilometers.
(d) 1,200 kilometers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far away could the quake be felt that took place in a story Alyona tells in "August"?

2. For what part of his body has Valentina's husband had surgery?

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

4. Where does the Golosovsky girls' father live?

5. How old was Katya's mother when Katya was 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Alisa want Ksyusha to join and why?

3. What happens when Alyona and Sophia get a ride with a man to their apartment?

4. What is Sophia like?

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

6. Why does Olya decide to go see Diana after school?

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

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

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

10. Who asks Alyona and Sophia for help as they walk home in "August"?

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