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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Water.
(c) Gin.
(d) Rhum.

2. Why was Solomon's education request rejected?
(a) Because his grades were too low.
(b) Because of the tuition cost.
(c) Because of the quota system.
(d) Because the school was too far.

3. What did the Russian government do to force Jews' assimilation into Russian society?
(a) It closed synagogues.
(b) They forbade Bar Mitzvahs.
(c) They forbade them from speaking Hebrew.
(d) They prevented them from owning property.

4. When did Solomon and the other prisoner rise up against the guards?
(a) 1921.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1919.

5. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Jerusalem.
(c) Moscow.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?

2. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?

3. Why did Solomon return to Russia?

4. When did Solomon come to the United States?

5. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

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