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

2. How long has it been since the dance troupe has danced for a festival?

3. What color streaks does Alisa have in her hair?

4. What is the only time that the land route south from Palana is passable?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?

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

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

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

5. In "August," how have Alyona and Sophia spent their summer vacation?

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

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

8. What is Sophia like?

9. Why does Valentina think that the Golosovky girls might be with their father?

10. Who asks Alyona and Sophia for help as they walk home in "August"?

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

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

Zoya is at home on maternity leave. What type of relationship do Zoya and Kolya have before the baby is born? How does their relationship change after the baby’s birth? Why does Zoya feel trapped?

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