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Winter Garden
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Question 1 of 15
What is Nina's profession?
A
Author
B
Photojournalist
C
Stay at home mom
D
Model
Question 2 of 15
How would Nina and Meredith describe their mother at the beginning of the book?
A
Crazy and Reckless
B
Cold and Disapproving
C
Carefree and Wild
D
Loving and Kind
Question 3 of 15
What city did Vera live in?
A
Leningrad
B
Kaluga
C
Samara
D
Moscow
Question 4 of 15
What family business does Meredith takes over?
A
Furniture store
B
Restaurant
C
Newspaper
D
Apple orchard
Question 5 of 15
What do Meredith and Nina promise their dad they'll do after he dies?
A
Go on a trip to Europe
B
Take their mom back to Russia
C
Sell the family business
D
Take care of and learn about their mom
Question 6 of 15
What color is the coat that Anya is wearing when she meets her mother at the train?
A
Green
B
Blue
C
Black
D
Red
Question 7 of 15
Where does Sasha say he will be waiting for Vera when he dies?
A
In Heaven
B
In the Summer Garden
C
In Leningrad
D
In the big blue
Question 8 of 15
Where do Meredith and Nina first meet Anya, their sister?
A
At her house
B
On an airplane flight to Alaska
C
At the nursing home
D
At a Russian Restaurant in Sitka
Question 9 of 15
How many children did Sasha and Vera have?
A
4
B
5
C
2
D
1
Question 10 of 15
Where do Nina and Meredith take their mom on a cruise?
A
On the Vulga River
B
Alaska
C
On the Svir River
D
Caribbean
Question 11 of 15
Where did Vera work in Leningrad?
A
At the library
B
At the grocer
C
At the school
D
At the ammunitions depot
Question 12 of 15
Who proposes to Nina?
A
Frank
B
Evan
C
Danny
D
Jeff
Question 13 of 15
What does Vera burn to provide heat when there is no more wood?
A
Toilet Paper
B
Books
C
Leaves
D
Dung
Question 14 of 15
Anya Whitson is referring to what when she says, "You hang on, until your hands are bleeding, and still you do not let go."?
A
Happiness
B
Love
C
Hate
D
Anger
Question 15 of 15
When Olga dies and they take her body away what does Vera do?
A
She returns to Leningrad
B
She lies down next to her and waits to die
C
She catches a train
D
She goes back to digging trenches
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