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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lydia tell Kira that wicked women like her should not be allowed to live?
(a) Because Kira disagreed with Lydia about Communism.
(b) Because Kira stole.
(c) Because Kira spent the night with Leo.
(d) Because Kira broke Lydia's piano.

2. Who says they have nothing for a future?
(a) Kira.
(b) Leo.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Lydia.

3. What is Leo not allowed to see Kira do?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Get dressed.
(c) Cook.
(d) Study.

4. What is the apartment Kira's family moves into like?
(a) Small but sunny.
(b) Small and dismal.
(c) Large but dark.
(d) Larger than they expected.

5. What does Kira find to be "ignoble"?
(a) Work and effort.
(b) Entertainment and joy.
(c) Family.
(d) Dancing girls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Vasili feel about the revolution?

2. Where does Kira go to work?

3. According to Stepan, what does dying of "ceaseless toil" mean?

4. How is Kira's family surviving financially?

5. Who will likely be a victim if the Communist Party purges itself after the investigation of the food store?

(see the answer key)

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