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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Ballad of Timothy Touchett".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does “The Line” gloss the term “mir”?
(a) A farming cooperative.
(b) A failed congregation.
(c) A framing collective.
(d) A flaming conflagration.

2. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?
(a) Arbat.
(b) Presnensky.
(c) Khamovniki.
(d) Tverskov.

3. What is on offer at the bakery where Pushkin initially queues?
(a) White bread.
(b) Black bread.
(c) Cake.
(d) Cookies.

4. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1916.

5. For which of the following does Marya Borevna queue while Pushkin queues on her behalf?
(a) Plums.
(b) Dates.
(c) Figs.
(d) Apricots.

Short Answer Questions

1. The store to which Irina dispatches Pushkin for sugar is on what street?

2. Which of the following authors’ signatures does Touchett forge?

3. From what city is Touchett?

4. What quality is ascribed to the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

5. Where does Susie work?

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