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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who encourages Khristo to leave the village and come with him back to Russia?
(a) Anna.
(b) Nikko.
(c) Khruschev.
(d) Antipin.

2. What is NOT a method by which the students learn how to compete against each other at the spy school?
(a) Honest dialogue.
(b) Stealth.
(c) Cheating.
(d) Bribery.

3. What war is breaking out in the country that the Soviets send their engineers?
(a) Dutch Civil War.
(b) French Civil War.
(c) Spanish Civil War.
(d) German Civil War.

4. What city streets does Khristov explore with Sascha in the snow?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Petersburg.
(c) Rome.
(d) Belgrade.

5. Who introduced the idea of having marches to the Bulgarian National Union?
(a) A French man.
(b) A German man.
(c) A Russian man.
(d) An Austrian man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What animal gets in between the legs of militia men, prompting Khristo and his brother to laugh?

2. Who is the wealthy draftsman who has business in Tarragon and is allowed to continue to work without interruption because the government needs the funds he brings to the town?

3. Who is Khristov's closest friend?

4. What begins innocently as a code name used in caring for a stray dog?

5. In what town in Bulgaria do Khristo and his brother live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Khristo learn along the way to Moscow with Antipin?

2. What do the spy students learn at Belov?

3. How do the military officers respond when Nikko and Khristo laughing at them?

4. What does Kulic do when he receives a note to kill four of his men?

5. Why is Andres allowed to still work in San Ximene?

6. How does Antipin become popular amidst the Bulgarian locals and win their respect?

7. What does Faye do when she sees the blue light lantern?

8. What is Khristo's experience studying in Moscow initially before he meets Sascha?

9. Why does Khristo decide to leave Vidin?

10. Why is Khristo frustrated with Lubin, his new partner?

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