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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Kira go to work?
(a) House of the Peasant.
(b) She teaches with Galina.
(c) The Technological Institute.
(d) England.

2. Who gets elected to a position at the rally Kira attends?
(a) Alexander.
(b) Leo.
(c) Victor.
(d) Vasili.

3. What happens at the rally Kira attends?
(a) People are elected to positions in the government.
(b) People protest the revolution.
(c) People rally for more food.
(d) People celebrate their history.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leo tell Stepan?

2. How does Kira try to have Marisha thrown out of the apartment?

3. Who else is traveling the same way Kira and Leo are?

4. How does Kira's family react to Andrei?

5. Who is not paid for their labor?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is significant about Kira deciding to leave with Leo?

2. Why does Leo feel there is much against him and Kira?

3. What is interesting about Kira and Andrei's relationship?

4. What is Kira's work environment like at the House of the Peasant?

5. What does Kira forget to do because she is too busy thinking about Leo?

6. What is contradictory about Kira declaring her devotion to Leo?

7. How might Kira's family feel in the first three chapters?

8. Why does Kira fear for Leo's safety after their second meeting?

9. Why are Alexander and Vasili reluctant to join the Communist Party?

10. Why does Kira think that returning to Petrograd is the start of something wonderful?

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