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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 2, The Trans-Siberian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ryszard see getting loaded onto the trains?
(a) People
(b) Coal
(c) Mail
(d) Cattle

2. Why were people sent to Siberia?
(a) They were being punished.
(b) It was a land of great job opportunity.
(c) It was filled with cultural wonders.
(d) It was a great vacation escape.

3. What do the red banners signify to the travelers?
(a) They are welcoming the travelers into the Soviet Union.
(b) They copy the country's flag.
(c) They are reminders of bloodshed in the past.
(d) They are variations of the swastika flags.

4. What do the Red Army men want?
(a) They want the family's livestock.
(b) They want Ryszard to join them.
(c) They want Ryszard's father.
(d) The want the family's treasures.

5. How long did it take the travelers to move past Krasnoyarsk?
(a) Two weeks
(b) One week
(c) One day
(d) Four days

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the beautiful Pink church?

2. What did the soldiers offer Ryszard and his friends?

3. Where did Ryszard come across the Imperium the second time?

4. What language does Ryszard learn in first grade?

5. Where is the author heading along with his mother and sister?

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