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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. Who says "easier to get one--than two--out of the G.P.U."?
(a) Kira.
(b) Leo.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Stepan.

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

3. Kira's sister feels that Kira...
(a) Is manipulative.
(b) Gives up easily.
(c) Always gets her way.
(d) Is the favorite.

4. When Kira serves only bread and onions for supper, what does she say?
(a) That Leo needs to get more food off the black market.
(b) That she was too tired to cook.
(c) That she actually really likes fried onions.
(d) That she already ate her portion.

5. What is the relationship between Victor and Kira?
(a) Friends.
(b) Brother and sister.
(c) Cousins.
(d) Father and daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens at the rally Kira attends?

2. Who is not paid for their labor?

3. Who owns a factory before the revolution?

4. How do the Argounovas and Petrovnas spend their time?

5. What happens to Russia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Kira have Andrei drop her off near her parents' apartment?

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

3. What is dishonest about the method that Galina and Kira's family use for packing saccharine tablets and crystals for resale?

4. What sets Kira apart as an individual?

5. Why does Maria hide her handkerchiefs?

6. What happens to Leo's father's apartment?

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

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

9. What is the purpose of the House of the Peasant?

10. What makes Andrei different from many other Communist supporters?

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