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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 Vasili try to do after he is released from prison?
2. Who leads the group of soldiers into Leo's apartment?
3. How does Kira feel about the food store?
4. What does Kira point out about her presence in Andrei's life?
5. What does Kira do during Leo's absence?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why do students have to fill out questionnaires?
2. What happens to Karp and Pavel in regards to the food store investigation?
3. What makes Leo's illness particularly frightening for Kira?
4. Why does Andrei say Kira cannot return his love?
5. How is Kira's influence over Andrei shown during the report on the agrarian situation?
6. How does Andrei treat Kira in Part Two, Chapters 1 - 4?
7. Why does Leo refer to himself as a "gigolo"?
8. Why has Stepan lost faith in the revolution/Communism?
9. What does Kira reveal to Andrei about the night he said he loved her?
10. What happens to Kira at the House of Peasants that worries her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
The Communist Party takes part in several "purges" in "We the Living". What does the word "purge" mean? What emotions are reflected in the word? Describe the purges and the outcomes. What is the implication of a purge? Can a society truly purge itself? Is it better to try to purge, or just accept? Use examples from the novel to support your opinion.
Essay Topic 3
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.
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