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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have Max and Katya been officially in love by "October"?

2. What does Chander promise to bring Ksyusha the next time he goes home?

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

4. What animal bothers Kathya and Max in the night during their camping trip?

5. How old was Katya when she lived with a man?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Valentina Nikolaevna tells Olya when Olya calls to see about visiting 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. What does Alisa want Ksyusha to join and why?

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

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

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

9. When did Valentina's parents move to Kamchatka, and what was her childhood like?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Revmira lost her first husband when she was in her 20s. How did Revmira lose her first husband? How has that loss affected her life even decades later? How does she lose her second husband? How does Revmira deal with the tragedies in her life? How does she deal with her second loss differently than with her first?

Essay Topic 2

Valentina has a blister that does not heal over several months. When does Valentina become concerned about the blister? What does a doctor tell her to do about the blister? What does the blister symbolize to Valentina?

Essay Topic 3

Denis believes that he had an alien encounter when he was herding reindeer. How has Denis become obsessed with alien sightings and abductions? How does his obsession affect his relationships?

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