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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Tonia?

2. Who does Leo meet in the sanatorium?

3. Leo says that life is easier when ________.

4. What is Tonia's relationship to Leo as of Chapter 13?

5. Why does Vasili say he always wanted a son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Vasili connect with Glieb?

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

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

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

5. Why do students have to fill out questionnaires?

6. How is Kira's influence over Andrei shown during the report on the agrarian situation?

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

8. What happens when Kira comes home after Victor's wedding party?

9. What is the food store?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Andrei change during "We the Living"? Comment on his ideals, personality, emotions, etc. Please describe the events or people that contribute to Andrei's changes as well.

Essay Topic 2

Although they are never given the main focus in "We the Living", peasants are at the heart of Communism. Describe how Communism is meant to serve the peasants vs. how they are actually treated. Analyze the times in "We the Living" that peasants are described or alluded to. How do the characters in the novel respond to the peasantry? How does this reflect Communism?

Essay Topic 3

What does "We the Living" as a title mean? Think about the implications of "we" and "living". What does "we" mean in this novel? What does "living" mean? How are each represented and reflected on by the author and the characters?

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