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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did children recognize before adults?
(a) Authority.
(b) Freedom and liberty.
(c) All of these.
(d) Duty.

2. What was the name of the old woman who Ivan's mother used to bring things to?
(a) Baba Tila.
(b) Babi Tila.
(c) Baba Tira.
(d) Baba Yada.

3. What did Vanya find in the clearing?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A woman lying down.
(c) An endless carpet of pine needles.
(d) All of these.

4. What had been the burden on Ivan's shoulders?
(a) Coming to America.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) Both of these.
(d) Fulfilling his parents expectations of him.

5. What had Vanya figured had happened?
(a) Both of these.
(b) Neither of these.
(c) He had hit his head harder than he had originally thought.
(d) He had imagined the whole thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ivan's mother pretend to do?

2. What happened in the clearing?

3. What did Vanya like about the way Americans spoke?

4. What did Vanya come to love about moving to the country?

5. What did Ivan do when his father chastised him for spending time on running?

(see the answer key)

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