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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prompted Volodya's firing from his job in September of 1971?
(a) A visit from the Party official.
(b) A visit from the KGB.
(c) A visit from the NKVD.
(d) A visit from a political officer.

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

3. Whose exit visa was approved in April 1979?
(a) Masha's.
(b) Volodya's.
(c) Solomon's.
(d) Leonid's.

4. What were refuseniks in Soviet Russia?
(a) Dissidents who refused to join the army.
(b) Dissidents whose visas were always refused.
(c) People who refused to take their Communist party card.
(d) People who refused to accept the end of the USSR.

5. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?
(a) Rhum.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Volodya and Masha live on after her retirement?

2. What was safer than having a large group of friends?

3. What was the main consequence of asking for a visa in Soviet Russia?

4. Where did Volodya and the others stage their protest?

5. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?

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