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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and "The Line".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the bakery queue with Pushkin first reaches it?
(a) Three blocks.
(b) Three yards.
(c) Three miles.
(d) Three kilometers.

2. In what year does Pushkin start queueing up for others?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1921.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many hours does Pushkin wait for cabbage?

2. In which of the following queues does Petya offer to stand on Pushkin’s behalf?

3. What is the name of the artist with whom Pushkin confers?

4. On what October day do Pushkin and Irina arrive in Moscow?

5. In what year do Pushkin and Irina move to Moscow?

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