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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, From a Bird's Eye View, 1989-1991, Chapter 16, Central Asia, The Destruction of the Sea, Chapter 17, Pomona of the Little Town of Drohobych, Chapter 18, Return to My Hometown.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many counties was Turkestan split into by the Bolsheviks in 1924?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 2
(d) 3

2. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?
(a) He is heading to the store.
(b) He is heading to Moscow.
(c) He is heading far away from his home.
(d) He is heading to his home in Pinsk, Poland.

3. What did the Imperium bring into Uzbekistan in the 1960s?
(a) Water tanks
(b) Armies
(c) Food
(d) Bulldozers

4. How does Ryszard act in the classroom?
(a) He doesn't ask questions for fear of reprisal.
(b) He is the class clown.
(c) He asks lots of questions to show how smart he is.
(d) He never knows the answers.

5. What was the winter like in 1939-1940 in Pinsk?
(a) It was mild.
(b) It was terrible.
(c) It felt like summer.
(d) It was tolerable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which geographic location was considered the threshold of Central Asia?

2. What is the atmosphere when the plane lands and people from Armenia meet with their families?

3. Where does Ryszard get stuck while he is in Yakutsk?

4. What did Ryszard carry with him?

5. Who dominates the republic of Yakutia?

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