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

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

3. The bakery to which Irina dispatches Pushkin is on what street?
(a) Tverskaya.
(b) Povarskaya.
(c) Maxim Gorky.
(d) Battleship Potemkin.

4. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?
(a) Jared.
(b) Enoch.
(c) Methuselah.
(d) Lamech.

5. When does Irina first learn Communist doctrine?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1916.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Pushkin start queueing up for others?

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

3. On what street does Pushkin expect to find thread?

4. How does “The Line” gloss the term “mir”?

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

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