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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what baggage item does Jerry delight?
(a) Garment bag.
(b) Backpack.
(c) Rolling suitcase.
(d) Dopp kit.

2. At what hotel does Jerry seek to stay?
(a) St. Regis.
(b) Lotte.
(c) Four Seasons.
(d) Baccarat.

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

4. With what customer service worker does Smitty confer?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Matilda.
(c) Berenice.
(d) Samantha.

5. Which of the following authors’ signatures does Touchett demur from forging?
(a) Mailer.
(b) Bellow.
(c) Udpkie.
(d) Roth.

6. From where does Susie come?
(a) Lorain.
(b) Oberlin.
(c) Akron.
(d) Toledo.

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

8. How many rooms does the cottage boast in which Pushkin and Irina lived?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

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

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

12. How is Pushkin initially rewarded for queuing up for others?
(a) Sausage.
(b) Beans.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Candy.

13. What quality is ascribed to the artist with whom Pushkin confers?
(a) Officiousness.
(b) Perspicacity.
(c) Loquaciousness.
(d) Magnanimity.

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

15. What brand of phone does Jerry see in use at the airport as he works to reschedule his flight?
(a) Motorola.
(b) Samsung.
(c) Apple.
(d) Nokia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the common evening meal Pushkin and Irina shared as farmers?

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

3. What team’s game is playing when Jerry reaches the hotel bar?

4. Where does Touchett’s roommate work?

5. How much would Touchett’s grandmother send him?

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