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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. What relationship did Solomon have with his son in the 1970s?

2. Where did Potok meet Volodya and Masha in 1995?

3. When did Volodya arrive in Moscow from exile?

4. What did Solomon say of the mistakes made by Stalin?

5. Where did the first conference of World Jewry take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Masha in April 1951?

2. What job opportunity did Volodya have in 1962?

3. What happened when Volodya worked at an international telephone station?

4. What were Volodya and Masha both fighting for?

5. Why did Leonid request an extension after receiving a visa?

6. Why did Masha return to Moscow every 4 months?

7. Who was Masha?

8. What happened on February 23, 1971?

9. What did Masha need to remind herself of when they arrived in the village in September?

10. What did Solomon do in his old age?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the history of the Jews, including their persecution and beliefs, comparing this with Christianity.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how one might try to reconcile the identity of being both a Russian and a Jew.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the "doctor's plot" in Russia and compare it with other such events in Europe focused on Jewish professionals.

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