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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Jews of the Black Sea flee to avoid persecution?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) Armenia and Georgia.
(d) Israel.

2. When did Volodya and a group of others protest against their treatment by the Soviet Union?
(a) March 15, 1971.
(b) March 15, 1972.
(c) March 15, 1973.
(d) March 15, 1974.

3. Where did Potok meet Volodya and Masha in 1995?
(a) New York
(b) Moscow.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Jerusalem.

4. What was Solomon's health problem?
(a) His heart.
(b) Multiple Sclerosis.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Stomach cancer.

5. What was Solomon surrounded by during his retirement?
(a) Cats.
(b) His family.
(c) Friends.
(d) Books and paper.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. When did Masha decide that she had had enough of the USSR?

4. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?

5. When was Sanya Slepak offered an exit visa?

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