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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did Solomon return to Russia with?
(a) Markus Trenko.
(b) Igor Stravinsky.
(c) Gregory Alexeyev.
(d) Gregory Zarkhin.

3. When did Solomon leave Tass?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1941.

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

5. What made the conversation pick up in the apartment?
(a) Rum.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Gin.
(d) Water.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?

2. What was Solomon's wife's name?

3. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?

4. Why did Solomon have to change his name before going to Japan?

5. How many people died of malnourishment after the Bolsheviks took power?

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