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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. What did the soldiers offer Ryszard and his friends?

2. What language does Ryszard learn in first grade?

3. When did Armenia become a Christian country?

4. How do the countries in the Caucasus feel about each other?

5. What is so genius about the Russians according to Ryszard?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the concerns of the intelligencia?

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

3. What was school like for Ryszard?

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

5. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

6. What is the new Armenia like?

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

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

9. What happened to the Temple in the 20th century?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe in detail the three attitudes the author states foreigners take into the Soviet Union. Determine which attitude the author had, and explain why you believe this was his attitude.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Even though the USSR had power over the southern republics, they still managed to hold onto some of their traditions. Describe some of the traditions and explain why it was important for the people to hold onto them.

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