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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters V through VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leo says that life is easier when ________.
(a) He is with Kira.
(b) He is all alone.
(c) The end is in sight.
(d) He is in the dark.

2. What happens to Kira at the Institute?
(a) She graduates.
(b) She wins an award.
(c) She stops going to class.
(d) She gets expelled.

3. What happens to Lenin in the spring of 1923?
(a) He has a stroke.
(b) He dies.
(c) He loses power.
(d) He gets re-elected.

4. What do the doctors tell Leo?
(a) That he has two years to live.
(b) That he needs to go north.
(c) That he has tuberculosis.
(d) That his bones are weak.

5. Why does Kira find it hard to be in the same room with Leo?
(a) Because of his illness.
(b) Because of her relationship with Andrei.
(c) Because he had criticized her.
(d) Because they were fighting about money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Vasili say he always wanted a son?

2. What does Kira point out about her presence in Andrei's life?

3. Who says they cannot take on the duties of the G.P.U. again?

4. Who tells Kira that he trusts her, although he doesn't know why?

5. What does Kira consider her time with Leo to be?

(see the answer key)

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