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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, First Encounters, Chapter 3, The South, '67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What appears when the travelers get near Moscow?
(a) Green
(b) Constant sunshine
(c) Frozen lakes
(d) Iceburgs

2. What did the soldiers offer Ryszard and his friends?
(a) Food
(b) Blankets
(c) Wood for their fires
(d) Tobacco

3. What is deportation?
(a) Sending someone away from their native land
(b) Sending someone on vacation
(c) Moving someone to a different home in the same town
(d) Taking someone to a different shipping port

4. What was the food like in Ryszard's life?
(a) They had every choice of food imaginable.
(b) It was plentiful.
(c) It was scarce.
(d) It was fine if you like eating only potatoes.

5. What does Ryszard think about the immensity of Russia?
(a) It makes Russians relax and let down their guards.
(b) It has a positive effect on Russians because it demands concentration.
(c) It has a negative effect on Russians because it doesn't demand concentration.
(d) It makes Russians anxious to explore new territories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do they find in Zabaykal-sk?

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

4. Where was Ryszard traveling during the third encounter?

5. What railroad was Ryszard traveling on the second time he encountered the Imperium?

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