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

2. For how many hours does Pushkin wait for cabbage?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

3. On what October day do Pushkin and Irina arrive in Moscow?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

4. Which of the following author’s signatures does Touchett copy idly?
(a) Capote.
(b) Stein.
(c) Woolf.
(d) Fitzgerald.

5. For what collective do Pushkin and Irina initially work in Moscow?
(a) Red Star.
(b) Gold Hammer.
(c) Gold Sickle.
(d) Red Flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book is Touchett reading as “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” begins?

2. In whose memory is the anthology dedicated?

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

4. To which of the following is Pushkin compared?

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

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