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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. What do Max and Katya camp near in "October"?
(a) Lake.
(b) Dormant volcano.
(c) Hot springs.
(d) Creek.

2. What does Ksyusha remember her borther and Ruslan playing together on the street outside her house?
(a) Rugby.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Cricket.

3. Where does Valentina work?
(a) University.
(b) School.
(c) Lawyer's office.
(d) Engineer's office.

4. In July, how long does it take Alyona and Sophia to take the bus to the zoo?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 35 minutes.
(c) 25 minutes.
(d) 40 minutes.

5. During their camping trip, what type of meat does Katya set out for a snack before dinner?
(a) Ham.
(b) Trout.
(c) Salmon.
(d) Dried beef.

Short Answer Questions

1. When there was a fuel crisis in 1998, how long was Palana without power?

2. How much older is Ruslan than Ksyusha?

3. How long is the Kamchatka Peninsula?

4. How old is Chander?

5. To what indigenous people group do Ksyusha and Alisa belong?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Oksana, and why has she had a terrible summer?

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

3. What does Valentina have on her chest?

4. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?

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

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

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

8. What is Sophia like?

9. What does Valentina Nikolaevna tells Olya when Olya calls to see about visiting Diana?

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

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