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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Russians view the Jews during much of the history of the country?
(a) As angels.
(b) As heretics.
(c) As demons.
(d) As bad merchants.

2. How were Solomon's children delivered in Japan?
(a) Water birth.
(b) By C-section.
(c) By forceps.
(d) Naturally.

3. What alternative did Solomon's mother give him when he was 13?
(a) Become a rabbi or leave the house.
(b) Become a soldier or leave the house.
(c) Become a train driver or leave the house.
(d) Become a dentist or leave the house.

4. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 0.9 million.
(d) 2 million.

5. When did the Jewish community of Poland establish itself?
(a) The Renaissance.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The Inquisition.
(d) The Middle Ages.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?

2. What made the conversation pick up in the apartment?

3. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

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

5. What did Solomon Slepak's father hope for his son to do?

(see the answer key)

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