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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 Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Purim.
(c) Pesach.
(d) Yom Kippur.

2. What was Solomon's wife's name?
(a) Yollanda.
(b) Irena.
(c) Fanya.
(d) Masha.

3. When did Masha return to medical school?
(a) After Volodya got a well paying job.
(b) After her 30th birthday.
(c) After the birth of Sanya.
(d) After her mother passed away.

4. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?
(a) October 1986.
(b) October 1988.
(c) October 1987.
(d) October 1985.

5. What prompted Volodya's firing from his job in September of 1971?
(a) A visit from a political officer.
(b) A visit from the Party official.
(c) A visit from the NKVD.
(d) A visit from the KGB.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Volodya rejected from numerous institutions and factories according to Chapter 4?

2. When was the area known today as Russia first colonized?

3. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?

4. What did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?

5. When was Solomon sent to Japan?

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