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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Solomon die?
(a) November 2, 1978.
(b) September 15, 1978.
(c) January 21, 1979.
(d) September 2, 1978.

2. How long before the search did Volodya sign a letter to the UN asking for the right to emigrate to Israel?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 15 days.

3. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law live after leaving the USSR?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) New York.
(d) Johannesburg.

4. When did Stalin have his personal physician arrested?
(a) November 1953.
(b) November 1954.
(c) November 1952.
(d) November 1951.

5. 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 Volodya's nephew would be sent to war.
(d) That they would go to prison for talking to Potok.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?

2. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?

3. What relationship did Solomon have with his son in the 1970s?

4. What did Volodya do when he arrived at his place of exile?

5. When did Yiddish books start appearing on the Russian market?

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