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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. In 1912, why is Khrushchev fired from two different jobs?

2. What is the majority of education that Khrushchev receives?

3. Who does Khrushchev side with in 1923, putting himself in danger with the party?

4. How much of the USSR's wealth does WWII claim?

5. What is the average number of people per hut in Khrushchev's home town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Khrushchev hoping as a result of his voluntary retirement?

2. What type of students attend the academy that Khrushchev was accepted into?

3. Why does Khrushchev decline an invitation to serve as deputy head of the Soviet government?

4. How does Khrushchev feel about Stalin?

5. In 1943, what is Khrushchev's recommendation to Stalin?

6. What is Khrushchev's experience with the Red Guard by 1918-1919?

7. How does Stalin feel about Khrushchev's reform plans?

8. What effect does Khrushchev's ability to tell stories have while trying to make connections?

9. What does Khrushchev do as a chief political commissar?

10. What does Khrushchev begin to do while working as an apprentice?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After reading the entire book, reread Chapter 1. Discuss the purpose of starting at the end. What were the author's intentions? Is this an effective literary method? Do you think the book would have been as effective if a different method was used?

Essay Topic 2

Stalin's mental faculties begin to deteriorate after a series of heart attacks. Do you think this mental illness was the result of the heart attacks or was it present all along?

Explain your answer with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

What is Khrushchev's behavior like as a child and young adult? What influence in his life could be attributed to this behavior? How does this change when Khrushchev serves under Stalin? How does Khrushchev feel about this change in himself?

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