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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 Katya and Max spend one other weekend away together?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) September.

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

3. How far away could the quake be felt that took place in a story Alyona tells in "August"?
(a) Alaska and Canada.
(b) Hawaii and Australia.
(c) Washington and Oregon.
(d) California and Mexico.

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

5. What year is Olya in school?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. In July, how long does it take Alyona and Sophia to take the bus to the zoo?

2. Where does Valentina work?

3. How close to home do the herders from Esso drive the deer in early summer?

4. When did Sophia and Alyona's mother say there had been an earthquake on the Kamchatka Peninsula?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?

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

3. What does Ksyusha's family do for a living, and how did she join them as a child?

4. What does Ksyusha look like?

5. What does Max forget for the camping trip he and Katya take, and how does she feel?

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

7. What is Sophia like?

8. What does Valentina remember about her grandmother's death?

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

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

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