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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 will the high temperature be on February 27?

2. For which of Masha's birthday did Masha's mother and Lada hike the Avachinsky volcano?

3. Where did Lada work while she was finishing her degree?

4. What does Mila eat during the plane trip to Palana?

5. What music does Nadia play on the plane trip to Palana?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lada remember doing for Masha's 12th birthday?

2. How did Nadia meet Chegga, and what did her parents think of him?

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

4. Why does Natasha suddenly wish to leave Anfisa's apartment?

5. How had Lada and Masha been friends?

6. What type of work does Artyom do?

7. How long have Natasha and Yuri been married, and what is their life like?

8. What does Palana look like when Nadia and Mila fly there?

9. When and why did Zoya first move to the neighborhood where her apartment is?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Lada and Natasha miss the intimacy they had with a friend and sister, respectively. How did Lada and Natasha have their relationships end abruptly? How did the loss of intimacy affect them? What wounds were left behind?

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