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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Intro and Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the Russians view the Jews during much of the history of the country?
(a) As heretics.
(b) As angels.
(c) As bad merchants.
(d) As demons.

3. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?
(a) Owen Laster.
(b) Igor Stenko.
(c) Joseph Marks.
(d) Mark Standal.

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

5. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?
(a) 0.9 million.
(b) 3 million.
(c) 5 million.
(d) 2 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Jews who survived in Russia ask for more freedom?

2. When was the Russian Empire virtually free of Jews until?

3. Where did the Jews of the Black Sea flee to avoid persecution?

4. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?

5. What was Volodya's family concerned with?

(see the answer key)

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