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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Jews begin to be repressed again after Stalin's death?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1963.

2. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?
(a) Volvograd.
(b) Kiev.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Moscow.

3. Why was Volodya rejected from numerous institutions and factories according to Chapter 4?
(a) He was not a Communist party member.
(b) He was a Jew.
(c) He failed to get his diploma.
(d) He had a poor school record.

4. What did Sanya learn on the radio in 1978?
(a) That his parents had been arrested.
(b) That his parents fled the country.
(c) That the USSR fell.
(d) That his grandfather was dead.

5. What relationship did Solomon have with his son in the 1970s?
(a) They talked every other week.
(b) They were tense, but cordial.
(c) He cut ties with him.
(d) They were close.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Masha retire?

3. How low did the temperature drop during Volodya's exile?

4. How old was Sanya Slepak when he got his exit visa?

5. When did Solomon die?

(see the answer key)

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