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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ryszard act in the classroom?
(a) He is the class clown.
(b) He asks lots of questions to show how smart he is.
(c) He never knows the answers.
(d) He doesn't ask questions for fear of reprisal.

2. How old is Ryszard when he is caught by the Soviet soldiers?
(a) 15
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 12

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

4. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?
(a) 1950
(b) 1948
(c) 1945
(d) 1958

5. How do Ninnik and Ryszard view the city of Azerbaijan?
(a) They view the city using maps from ancient and modern texts.
(b) They view the city from an airplane.
(c) They view the city from a mountain at night.
(d) They view the city from a mountain at the height of the day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ryszard travel with in Armenia?

2. What do the scarves the children wear have on them?

3. What language does Ryszard learn in first grade?

4. What was one of the difficulties Ryszard had to face when he decided to go back to visit the Imperium?

5. Why were people sent to Siberia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the people of Georgia like, according to the author's observations?

2. What did Ryszard realize about the USSR's power during his third encounter with the Imperium?

3. What was it like living in Poland after September of 1939?

4. What was Rsyzard's overall viewpoint on his traveling situation on the train?

5. What was the history of Moscow according to Chapter 4?

6. What was Ryszard's reaction to the landscape in Siberia?

7. How did Ryszard feel about the barbed wire barriers and dogs? What did they remind him of?

8. What was happening to the buildings in town?

9. How did Armenia contribute to world literature?

10. What effect did the war have on Ryszard's family?

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