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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. In "September," who does Olya want to hang out with after school?
2. Where will the university send the dance troupe from December 23 to 26?
3. How old is Alisha?
4. In "August," in a story that Alyona tells, how many houses were in a settlement?
5. How far does Valentina have to walk to the surgery?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Valentina and her family go on the weekends?
2. What does Olya's mother do for a living, and why is Olya on her own a lot?
3. Why does Valentina decide to go to the hospital alone and not call anyone?
4. What does Ksyusha look like?
5. What happens when Valentina goes to the doctor to have a blister examined?
6. Why does Valentina think that the Golosovky girls might be with their father?
7. What does Max forget for the camping trip he and Katya take, and how does she feel?
8. What happens in the night when Katya and Max are sleeping on their camping trip?
9. What does Alisa want Ksyusha to join and why?
10. What does Valentina have on her chest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Nadia leaves Esso after a pipe breaks in the rental house she shares with her boyfriend and daughter. Why does the pipe breaking exasperate Nadia? How is it the last problem she wants to deal with in a series of problems? Why does she feel the need to escape? Does she find the freedom she is looking for?
Essay Topic 3
Alyona and Sophia are prisoners in a house outside of Esso. Why is Sophia upset? How does Alyona try to comfort and reassure her? What is communicated about strength and survival through Alyona’s words and actions?
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