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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who saved Volodya when he almost fell down the stairs?
(a) His nanny.
(b) His father.
(c) His older brother.
(d) His mother.

2. Who was in the apartment Volodya brought Potok and his wife to?
(a) KGB agents.
(b) His wife alone.
(c) His sons.
(d) His wife, brother, sister in law and nephew.

3. How did Volodya earn the respect of his fellow prisoners?
(a) He was rich.
(b) Because of his crimes and his chess playing.
(c) He worked hard.
(d) He shared his food.

4. What Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?
(a) Purim.
(b) Yom Kippur.
(c) Pesach.
(d) Shabbat.

5. What did Volodya and Masha live on after her retirement?
(a) Her pension and money from those who supported refuseniks.
(b) Money from relatives.
(c) Money from the United States.
(d) Money from their savings.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Volodya's mother in law receive her visa?

2. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?

3. What did Masha apply for and was granted after Solomon's death?

4. When did Khrushchev deliver his speech exposing the horrors of Stalin's rule?

5. When did Solomon and the other prisoner rise up against the guards?

(see the answer key)

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