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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Volodya's family and the Potoks celebrate?
(a) A Bar Mitzvah.
(b) Passover.
(c) Shabbat.
(d) Yom Kippur.

3. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?
(a) Fourth century before the Common Era.
(b) Second century before the Common Era.
(c) First century before the Common Era.
(d) Third century before the Common Era.

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

5. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) New York.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?

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

3. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?

4. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?

5. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

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