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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. Who was getting deported in Ryszard's life?
(a) His schoolmates and teachers
(b) His immediate family
(c) No-one. The deportations are in the next town.
(d) His neighbor

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

3. What happened to the beautiful Pink church?
(a) They built a new addition.
(b) It was destroyed by cannon fire.
(c) It caught on fire.
(d) It collapsed without warning.

4. What did the soldiers take from them?
(a) Boots
(b) Coats
(c) Alcohol
(d) Books

5. How does Rsyzard view Siberia?
(a) He finds it haunting.
(b) He finds it welcoming.
(c) He finds it beautiful.
(d) He finds it icy and sinister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?

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

3. What was the political atmosphere in Poland in 1939?

4. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?

5. What interrupted class time?

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