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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose exit visa was approved in April 1979?
(a) Volodya's.
(b) Masha's.
(c) Solomon's.
(d) Leonid's.

2. How old was Solomon when he headed for Vladivostok?
(a) 26.
(b) 25.
(c) 32.
(d) 27.

3. How did the Communist authorities prevent Russians from listening to news from the West?
(a) The radios were limited to Russians frequencies.
(b) They didn't allow personal radios.
(c) They prevented large emissions tower from being put next to their borders.
(d) They scrambled frequencies used by the West.

4. What did Volodya tell his father that greatly upset Solomon?
(a) That he would never join the Communist party.
(b) That he didn't like Stalin.
(c) That he wanted to marry a non-Jewish woman.
(d) That he was thinking of joining the army.

5. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) Kindergarten.
(b) An exit visa.
(c) Military service.
(d) College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Solomon's wife's name?

2. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?

3. What was the name of boat Volodya and Masha vacationed on?

4. When did Yiddish books start appearing on the Russian market?

5. Who saved Volodya when he almost fell down the stairs?

(see the answer key)

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