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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. Where did Ryszard come across the Imperium the second time?

2. When did Ryszard come across the Imperium for the second time?

3. How does Ryszard act in the classroom?

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

5. Who was getting deported in Ryszard's life?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Moscow in the late 1980s.

2. What is the new Armenia like?

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

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

5. What did Rsyzard say about the borders in regard to ethnocentrism?

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

7. How did Armenia contribute to world literature?

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

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

10. How is nomadism considered in Turkmenistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Detail the history of the Mafia and its role in the USSR. What were some of the pros and cons of the Mafia?

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

Why were people in the USSR struggling with the concept of identity? What people groups were most affected by the concept of To identity and why?

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