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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were Solomon's children delivered in Japan?
(a) Water birth.
(b) By forceps.
(c) By C-section.
(d) Naturally.

2. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?
(a) A train.
(b) A car.
(c) A plane.
(d) A boat.

3. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1896.

4. Who did Volodya and his wife call every other week?
(a) Their aunt.
(b) Their son.
(c) Their mother in law.
(d) Their daughter.

5. What alternative did Solomon's mother give him when he was 13?
(a) Become a rabbi or leave the house.
(b) Become a soldier or leave the house.
(c) Become a train driver or leave the house.
(d) Become a dentist or leave the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Solomon Slepak's father hope for his son to do?

2. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?

3. When did Solomon come to the United States?

4. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?

5. What did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?

(see the answer key)

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