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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 did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?
(a) Their respective family history.
(b) America.
(c) The Afganistan war.
(d) Israel.

2. What was the first job Volodya found at the village?
(a) At the post office.
(b) At the telegraph company.
(c) At the granary.
(d) In a farm.

3. What prompted Masha to decide she had had enough of the USSR?
(a) Not being able to call Israel.
(b) Her being locked in her apartment by the KGB.
(c) Not having her visa yet.
(d) Not having enough food.

4. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) College.
(b) Military service.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) An exit visa.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law live after leaving the USSR?

2. Why did Solomon return to Russia?

3. When did the government start attacking the refuseniks?

4. How was the first country created by the first settlers in Russia named?

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

(see the answer key)

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