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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?
(a) That he would write a book about them.
(b) That he brought money.
(c) That their visitor was Potok.
(d) That he had a way for them to leave Russia.

2. What did Masha's mother claim to have lost on a train during the Civil War?
(a) A daughter.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A bag.
(d) A son.

3. Who went to Leonid's school to try to put pressure on Volodya and his wife?
(a) The NKVD.
(b) The military police.
(c) The local police.
(d) The KGB.

4. What was Volodya's family concerned with?
(a) That Potok was a KGB agent.
(b) That Volodya's nephew will get their exit visa.
(c) That they would go to prison for talking to Potok.
(d) That Volodya's nephew would be sent to war.

5. Why did Volodya and his wife ask for a new place to stay?
(a) She didn't like the landlord.
(b) Masha did not think the house was safe.
(c) Masha found the place too small.
(d) They were sharing it with another exilee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law die?

2. When did Solomon die?

3. When did Masha and Volodya marry?

4. Who did Solomon make contact with in China?

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

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