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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 was Volodya born?
(a) September 29, 1927.
(b) October 29, 1927.
(c) October 12, 1927.
(d) October 29, 1928.

2. What was Masha's sentence after being arrested?
(a) She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
(b) It was suspended.
(c) She was found not guilty.
(d) 5 years exile.

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

4. Who went with Volodya on his exile?
(a) His mother in law.
(b) Masha.
(c) His father.
(d) His sons.

5. Who persecuted the Jews of the Black Sea during the first century of the Common Era?
(a) The Greek Catholic Church of Byzantium.
(b) The French Orthodox Church of Byzantium.
(c) The Greek Orthodox Church of Byzantium.
(d) The Greek Orthodox Church of Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Masha apply for and was granted after Solomon's death?

2. What job did Masha have in the early 1960s?

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

4. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?

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

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