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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Bootlegger".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator invoke in her rumination on Classical music?
(a) Xanadu.
(b) Brigadoon.
(c) Singin’ in the Rain.
(d) An American in Paris.

2. On what street does Pushkin expect to find thread?
(a) Povarskaya.
(b) Battleship Potemkin.
(c) Maxim Gorky.
(d) Tverskaya.

3. What is the name of the usher to whom Tommy complains?
(a) LaToya.
(b) Safiyah.
(c) Janet.
(d) Ketanji.

4. What was the common evening meal Pushkin and Irina shared as farmers?
(a) Chicken soup.
(b) Cabbage soup.
(c) Filet mignon.
(d) Beet soup.

5. Under what article of the Criminal Code does the NKVD convict intellectuals of counterrevolutionary activities?
(a) 69.
(b) 58.
(c) 80.
(d) 47.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following so-called mystics does “The Ballad of Timothy Touchett” cite?

2. What flowers does Nell note in Central Park?

3. What luthier’s work are Tommy and his wife set to hear as “The Bootlegger” begins?

4. Which of the following does Pennybrook report having met?

5. From what city does a retired couple rescheduling their flight come?

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