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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 did the travelers view time on the trip?

2. Where was Ryszard traveling during the third encounter?

3. What was supposed to be built at the location of the Temple of Christ the Savior?

4. What was Ryszard' destination?

5. What does the author compare Siberia to weather-wise?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Ryszard decide that he wanted to go back to the imperium?

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

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

4. Why was the mosque in Uzbekistan so unique?

5. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

6. What did Ryszard learn from Leonid P during his travels to Baku?

7. What is Georgia like?

8. How did Armenia contribute to world literature?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe the importance of the Kremlin. How did Ryszard get in, and what were his observations once he entered the Kremlin?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Central Asia and the changes that happened to it during the 1900s. How did the Bolsheviks change Central Asia, and what effect did the Imperium have on the area?

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