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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 does Ryszard discover about the Armenian political system?

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

3. What do the Red Army men want?

4. How did people of Moscow regard speech?

5. When did Armenia become a Christian country?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Georgia like?

7. Describe Moscow in the late 1980s.

8. How did Armenia contribute to world literature?

9. Why was the mosque in Uzbekistan so unique?

10. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Siberia and northern Canada. Explain why the author made this comparison.

Essay Topic 2

As Ryszard traveled, he noticed that the cultures were very different between cities. Select two cities that had very different cultures and compare and contrast them.

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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