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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. Why does Kira chase after the train Leo is in?
(a) She wants to tell him about Andrei.
(b) She is overtaken with fear.
(c) She wants to go with him.
(d) She forgot to say goodbye.

2. What does Andrei confess he is worried about when Kira pretends to attend a meeting, but visits him instead?
(a) His relationship with Kira.
(b) Leo's safety.
(c) The future of the Communist Party.
(d) German counter-revolutionaries.

3. Who else is traveling the same way Kira and Leo are?
(a) Leo's family.
(b) Counter-revolutionaries.
(c) Communists.
(d) No one else is traveling with them.

4. Whose illness becomes worse in the spring?
(a) Lydia.
(b) Galina.
(c) Kira.
(d) Maria.

5. Why does Vasili say he always wanted a son?
(a) Because there were too many women.
(b) Because he wanted to pass on his name.
(c) Because he had to pass on the business.
(d) Because he can completely trust a son.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Leo say he is going the night Kira finds out she won't be questioned any further?

3. What does Kira say lies in education?

4. Who calls Kira to the office of the Communist Cell for questioning?

5. Who joins the Communist Party?

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