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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 discovers that he is the father of Sonia's unborn child?

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

3. Who is education "for" in the USSR?

4. What does Kira tell Andrei after Leo's arrest?

5. Why does Kira chase after the train Leo is in?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why do students have to fill out questionnaires?

6. How does Kira put Andrei's life in danger by sharing a secret?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Kira values education greatly. Give examples that illustrate her respect for education, and then compare and contrast Kira's experience with education versus Victor's. What does this reflect in Communism?

Essay Topic 3

The weight of Kira's life ultimately forces her to escape, yet her escape fails. What do you think are the three biggest reasons why Kira has to escape? What does it mean that Kira was unable to leave Russia? What is symbolic about Kira's escape?

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