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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 far does Zoya live from the city center?

2. What has Zoya made for her husband for breakfast at the beginning of the section "April"?

3. How much does Masha pay to rent her apartment?

4. How old is Mila?

5. How old was Zoya when she met Kolya?

Short Essay Questions

1. How had Lada and Masha been friends?

2. What happened to Lilia?

3. Why is February 27 a bad day for Revmira?

4. What is being built and by whom that Zoya can see from her apartment balcony?

5. What work does Revmira do?

6. What does Masha look like when she arrives for the New Year's Eve party?

7. What happens to Artyom?

8. What does Nadia decide to do at the end of the section "March"?

9. What was Denis like as a boy, and how did he and his sisters spend their time?

10. What type of work does Artyom do?

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

Colors are sometimes associated with mood. If you could assign a color to represent the mood in Disappearing Earth, what color would it be? Why? Would you choose different colors to describe the mood in different sections?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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