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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 provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) The Armenian genocide.
(b) Russian prosecution.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The creation of the Jewish state.

2. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?
(a) To save the battery.
(b) For security reasons.
(c) Street lights were abundant.
(d) Bulbs were in short supply.

3. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?
(a) Israel.
(b) USA.
(c) Japan.
(d) England.

4. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?
(a) The transportation system was in place for agents to move freely.
(b) Literacy was at its highest.
(c) The world's armies were depleted.
(d) The world's governments were weakened.

5. Why did Solomon return to Russia?
(a) His mother died.
(b) He was recall for a promotion.
(c) His child was sick.
(d) His wife did not want to have her baby in Japan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who established the Kindergarden Volodya attended in China?

2. Where was Solomon imprisoned as a political prisoner?

3. Who saved Volodya when he almost fell down the stairs?

4. When was Volodya born?

5. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?

(see the answer key)

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