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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Stalingrad.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Volvograd.

3. When did Potok and his wife arrive in Moscow at the start of the Prologue?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1975.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Volodya's family concerned with?

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

3. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

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

5. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

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