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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language did Volodya use to greet Potok and his wife?
(a) Russian.
(b) English.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Hebrew.

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

3. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?
(a) 253.
(b) 1256.
(c) 217.
(d) 325.

4. Why did Solomon have to change his name before going to Japan?
(a) He wanted a fresh start.
(b) He wife did not want to marry a Jew.
(c) It was easier to write in Japanese.
(d) So it didn't sound Jewish.

5. How many people died of malnourishment after the Bolsheviks took power?
(a) 15 millions.
(b) 20 millions.
(c) 10 millions.
(d) 25 millions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?

2. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?

3. Where was Solomon imprisoned as a political prisoner?

4. Why did Solomon return to Russia?

5. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?

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