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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. What color streaks does Alisa have in her hair?

2. What color is Diana's hair?

3. From where does the new grocery store import apples?

4. Where does the Golosovsky girls' father live?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Valentina have on her chest?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The setting or settings in a book are where the action takes place. Do the settings in the book serve as a backdrop to characters or do they almost take on the role of a character? How do the settings evoke feelings or set the tone in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Marina attends an Even New Year celebration with her friends. Why does Marina struggle to attend the celebration? What does the celebration mean to her?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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