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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. Before going on the camping trip, what did Katya and other customs officers discover in the cargo of a new Canadian importer?

3. What year did Olya and Diana start their friendship?

4. What does Ksyusha remember her borther and Ruslan playing together on the street outside her house?

5. How far do Valentina and her family have to drive to their dacha in the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Valentina have on her chest?

2. What is Sophia like?

3. Who is Ruslan?

4. What does Ksyusha look like?

5. Why does Katya think that her Suzuki will be a terrible sleeping quarters?

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

7. Who are Alisa and Ksyusha?

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

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

10. What happens when Alyona and Sophia get a ride with a man to their apartment?

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

In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the story line? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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