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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. How does Andrei describe Kira's feelings for him the night they go to the club?
(a) He says it is great.
(b) He says he isn't surprised.
(c) He says he is disappointed.
(d) He says it is impossible.

2. Who does Irina say is trying to be "broadminded" when it comes to Victor's political choices?
(a) Leo.
(b) Victor.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her father.

3. What does Kira point out about her presence in Andrei's life?
(a) That she is only in it some of the time.
(b) That she wants to see him more.
(c) That she won't be good for his career.
(d) That she is good for him as a person.

4. Who discovers Victor in Marisha's room?
(a) Kira.
(b) Vava.
(c) Lydia.
(d) Andrei.

5. Why has no one been assigned the extra rooms of Victor's apartment?
(a) Because he owns the apartment.
(b) Because he talked to a friend about it.
(c) Because he will be arrested soon.
(d) Because Marisha won't allow him to rent them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets arrested an hour before their train departs?

2. Why is Leo likely to be the only one to stand trial after the investigation in the food store?

3. How does Kira feel about the food store?

4. What does Vasili try to do after he is released from prison?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What steps does Kira take to try to send Leo to a sanatorium?

2. What happens to Karp and Pavel in regards to the food store investigation?

3. Why do students have to fill out questionnaires?

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

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

6. How does Kira and Andrei's relationship change the night he confesses why he had to stop seeing her?

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

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

9. How does Kira respond to Andrei's investigation of the food store?

10. What makes Leo's illness particularly frightening for Kira?

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