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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was the Temple of Christ the Savior?

2. What does Ryszard smell in the air in Baku?

3. How old are some of the churches Ryszard visits in Georgia?

4. What does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?

5. What does Ryszard think about nomadism?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Ryszard discover about the government in Armenia?

2. What were the three different attitudes foreigners had when entering the Soviet Union?

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

4. What happened to Ryszard and his mother and sister when they are traveling?

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

6. What was the history of the Temple of Christ the Savior between 1812 in 1883?

7. What was school like for Ryszard?

8. What was unique about the women in Tajikstan, and was their uniqueness easy to come by?

9. What is the new Armenia like?

10. What effect did the war have on the children?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of the Imperium? how did people react to it? What eventually happened to it?

Essay Topic 2

This book is rife with symbolism. Choose two symbols the author mentions, describe them in detail, and explain why the author used them as symbols.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Ryszard's childhood beginning with September 1939. Addressed this political situation, and described the educational system. What were some of the difficulties the author had to contend with during 1939 in 1940?

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