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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. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?

2. Who did Solomon make contact with in China?

3. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?

4. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?

5. What language did Volodya use to greet Potok and his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Solomon Slepak's father want for him?

2. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1 and what happened during his youth?

3. How many Jews lived in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

4. What was Solomon invited to do?

5. What did Stalin decide after Germany surrendered to Russia in 1945?

6. When did the Slepak family receive an exit visa and where were they headed?

7. How did Russians view the Jews?

8. What happened with Slepak and Fanya's children?

9. When celebrating an impromptu Shabbat, what did the family substitute?

10. When did Volodya realize he was a Jew according to Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the prison and exile system in Russia and the role that it played in Volodya and Masha's life.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Volodya's request for a visa and the reason given for their denial.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the causes and history of anti-Semitism and discuss how governments have supported prejudice.

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