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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 6, We Look, We Cry, Chapter 7, The Man on the Asphalt Mountain.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Ryszard's final stop in Chapter 3?
(a) Kyrgystan
(b) Mary
(c) Tajikstan
(d) Uzbekistan

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

4. Who does Ryszard travel with in Armenia?
(a) He travels with a sculptor and a composer.
(b) He travels with a business man and a former soldier.
(c) He travels with a travel guide.
(d) He travels with a priest.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did it take the travelers to move past Krasnoyarsk?

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

3. What was the prominent religious belief portrayed in Chapter 5?

4. What was happening to the USSR's political system?

5. Who does the intelligentsia want to make peace among?

(see the answer key)

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