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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapters IV through VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Kira and her family arrive at the beginning of this book?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Crimea.
(c) Petrograd.
(d) St. Petersburg.

2. Where does Kira's family stay in the city?
(a) With Kira's aunt.
(b) At their old house.
(c) With Kira's older brother.
(d) At a boarding house.

3. What feeling does Kira worship?
(a) Gaiety.
(b) Pleasure.
(c) Love.
(d) Jealousy.

4. How does Lydia react to the return of her piano?
(a) She practices for three hours a day.
(b) She rarely plays the piano.
(c) She says she was happier without it.
(d) She says they should sell it for extra money.

5. Who owns a factory before the revolution?
(a) Victor.
(b) Distant relatives of Kira.
(c) Vasili.
(d) Alexander.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the beginning of this book?

2. What of Kira's family's possessions is left?

3. What does Kira say is able to evoke feelings of joy in her?

4. How does Kira feel about their return to the city?

5. Why does Kira's family travel on the "threshold of a box car"?

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