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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. What does Kira give her mother?
2. Why does Andrei decide to investigate the food store?
3. Who joins the Communist Party?
4. Who does Pavel go after for his share of the money?
5. What does Kira point out about her presence in Andrei's life?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Kira reveal to Andrei about the night he said he loved her?
2. What happens with the wedding present Leo bought for Victor?
3. Why does Leo refer to himself as a "gigolo"?
4. What makes Leo's illness particularly frightening for Kira?
5. How does Kira and Andrei's relationship change the night he confesses why he had to stop seeing her?
6. What is the food store?
7. What makes Vasili connect with Glieb?
8. What happens when Kira watches a building under construction?
9. What happens between Stepan and Karp at a club?
10. How does Kira respond to Andrei's investigation of the food store?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Pavel plays an important role in the lives of other characters in "We the Living". Examine his role in the lives of at least three other characters. Does he influence any of their decisions? Does he help them? Does he harm them? What impact does he have in their lives? What would be different if Pavel were not in this novel? What does Pavel represent to these characters and to the novel as a whole?
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