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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. What happened when the Russian patrol shows up as Ryszard travels to Georgia?
(a) Confiscation of most of their belongings.
(b) Violent clashes
(c) Detailed searches
(d) Nothing. Violent clashes are avoided.

2. What does the author compare Siberia to weather-wise?
(a) Northern Canada
(b) The mountains in China
(c) Antartica
(d) Plinsk

3. When did Armenia become a Christian country?
(a) 1831
(b) 1301
(c) 301
(d) 1991

4. How did the travelers view time on the trip?
(a) All sense of time was lost.
(b) The trip seemed endless.
(c) The trip was going quickly.
(d) Travelers could predict time to the minute with the numerous stations and stops.

5. What is the Syktyvkar airport like?
(a) It's empty.
(b) It's crowded and disorganized.
(c) It's very clean and orderly.
(d) It's filled with the latest technology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?

2. How many people attended the meeting at the Vargashovska mine?

3. What does Leonid think Armenia might do?

4. What is the main people group of Kolyma?

5. How many republics did the Soviet Union have when Ryszard wanted to visit in the late 1980s?

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