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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the artist with whom Pushkin confers?
(a) John Smith.
(b) Giskard Reventlov.
(c) Sergei Litvinov.
(d) Pickup Andropov.

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

3. In what row is Jerry able to book a seat on a new flight?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

5. From what city is Touchett?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Albany.
(d) Trenton.

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

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

8. How much is Touchett paid for his first calligraphic efforts for Pennybrook?
(a) $250.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $500.

9. Which of the following does Jerry pack as he travels?
(a) Aspercreme.
(b) Benadryl.
(c) Tylenol.
(d) Advil.

10. What brand of whiskey does Smitty purloin?
(a) Jameson.
(b) Jim Beam.
(c) Jack Daniels.
(d) Crown Royal.

11. At what time does Jerry suggest he and Smitty leave for the airport?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 6:30.
(c) 6:45.
(d) 6:15.

12. What brand of phone does Jerry use?
(a) Motorola.
(b) Samsung.
(c) Nokia.
(d) Apple.

13. Which of the following writers does Touchett idolize?
(a) Chekhov.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Dostoevsky.
(d) Nobokov.

14. To which of the following does Smitty introduce Jerry?
(a) Sean.
(b) Giovanni.
(c) John.
(d) Juan.

15. Which of Dos Passos’s works is Touchett asked to sign?
(a) 1919.
(b) The Big Money.
(c) Manhattan Transfer.
(d) The 42nd Parallel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what Moscow district do Irina and Pushkin initially take up residence?

2. For which of the following does Marya Borevna queue while Pushkin queues on her behalf?

3. In whose memory is the anthology dedicated?

4. Of what is Pennybrook’s desk constructed?

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

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