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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 joins the Communist Party?
(a) Victor.
(b) Leo.
(c) Andrei.
(d) Kira.

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

3. Who does Victor marry?
(a) Sonia.
(b) Koko.
(c) Marisha.
(d) Lydia.

4. Who is education "for" in the USSR?
(a) Everyone.
(b) People with money.
(c) Those loyal to the state.
(d) Only men.

5. How does Leo feel about Tonia?
(a) He says he needs to meet her more than once to know how he feels.
(b) He feels she is useless to him.
(c) He feels jealous.
(d) He feels she has good connections.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kira wear old clothes to work?

2. What does Kira say lies in education?

3. How does Kira respond to Andrei giving her more money?

4. Who does Pavel go after for his share of the money?

5. Who does Irina say is trying to be "broadminded" when it comes to Victor's political choices?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do students have to fill out questionnaires?

2. What happens with the wedding present Leo bought for Victor?

3. What happens to Kira at the House of Peasants that worries her?

4. How does Andrei treat Kira in Part Two, Chapters 1 - 4?

5. How do Leo's partners in the food store feel about him?

6. What does Katia tell Sasha one evening after Irina says she fears he will be exiled?

7. Why does Leo refer to himself as a "gigolo"?

8. Why does Andrei say Kira cannot return his love?

9. What happens between Stepan and Karp at a club?

10. What does Kira reveal to Andrei about the night he said he loved her?

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