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. What do the scarves the children wear have on them?
(a) Prints of Russian leaders
(b) The school colors
(c) Their names
(d) No prints were allowed.

2. How many people attended the meeting at the Vargashovska mine?
(a) The hall was filled.
(b) The only attendees were the speakers.
(c) The place was half filled.
(d) The only attendees were the miners.

3. What does Ryszard do when he returns to Moscow from Magadan?
(a) Ryszard falls into many discussions, arguments, meetings and conferences.
(b) He makes a list of all his new contacts.
(c) He makes plans to leave the country.
(d) He takes a week to rest and garner his strength.

4. How many republics did the Soviet Union have when Ryszard wanted to visit in the late 1980s?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 15

5. What is Ryszard's take on the Red Army?
(a) He thinks they should focus more on strategies.
(b) He speculates that it contains men who engage in impracticable sadism for fun.
(c) He thinks they are too lenient on the soldiers.
(d) He is happy it is gone.