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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?
(a) The Georgian King.
(b) The Scandinavian Russ.
(c) The Manchourian Emperor.
(d) The Pope.

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

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

4. Where was Solomon imprisoned as a political prisoner?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Volvograd.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Sakhalin Island.

5. Who first colonized the area know today as Russia according to the Intro?
(a) Finnish and Slavic tribes.
(b) Asian tribes.
(c) Spanish tribes.
(d) European tribes.

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

7. How old was Solomon when he headed for Vladivostok?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 25.
(d) 27.

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

9. What was Solomon's wife's name?
(a) Yollanda.
(b) Irena.
(c) Fanya.
(d) Masha.

10. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

11. What did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?
(a) America.
(b) The Afganistan war.
(c) Israel.
(d) Their respective family history.

12. When was Solomon sent to Japan?
(a) 1922.
(b) 1923.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1925.

13. When did the Jewish community of Poland establish itself?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The Inquisition.
(c) The Middle Ages.
(d) The Renaissance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was the Russian Empire virtually free of Jews until?

3. What alternative did Solomon's mother give him when he was 13?

4. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?

5. What was Volodya's family concerned with?

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