View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pavel tell Sonia at his party?

2. How does Leo feel about Tonia?

3. What happens to Victor at the beginning of Chapter 9?

4. Who leads the group of soldiers into Leo's apartment?

5. What is the "hard legacy" Stepan leaves Andrei?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why has Stepan lost faith in the revolution/Communism?

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

4. What is the food store?

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

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

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

8. How does Pavel show disrespect for people when he returns from lunch with Morozov?

9. Why does Victor feel that he cannot get ahead in the Communist Party?

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

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

As "We the Living" progresses, Communism's ideals are slowly dissolved and the Party is proven to be quite corrupt. Give three examples of how this transformation occurs from beginning to end of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

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.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 651 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample