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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Rosa have marks on her head?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?
(a) That their visitor was Potok.
(b) That he brought money.
(c) That he would write a book about them.
(d) That he had a way for them to leave Russia.

3. What did Solomon witness before being reassigned to China?
(a) Stalin's rise to power.
(b) The persecution of Jews by the Government.
(c) Lenin's death.
(d) The final defeat of the "White" army.

4. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?
(a) Kiev.
(b) Volvograd.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Moscow.

5. Who established the Kindergarden Volodya attended in China?
(a) Franciscan monks.
(b) Russian Jews.
(c) The Chinese government.
(d) Taoist monks.

6. What was the main agenda of the Comintern in the Summer of 1920?
(a) How to conquer the world.
(b) Howe to launch a man in space.
(c) How to improve economy.
(d) How to bolster their respective army.

7. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?
(a) The window.
(b) The TV.
(c) The door.
(d) The clock.

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

9. What alternative did Solomon's mother give him when he was 13?
(a) Become a soldier or leave the house.
(b) Become a train driver or leave the house.
(c) Become a dentist or leave the house.
(d) Become a rabbi or leave the house.

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

11. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?
(a) Close to 40,000.
(b) Close to 10,000.
(c) Close to 30,000.
(d) Close to 20,000.

12. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?
(a) Director of the Press Department in Moscow.
(b) Deputy Head of the Press Department in Moscow.
(c) Writer for the Press Department in Moscow.
(d) Head of the Press Department in Moscow.

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

14. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?
(a) Israel.
(b) Japan.
(c) USA.
(d) England.

15. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?
(a) October 1985.
(b) October 1986.
(c) October 1988.
(d) October 1987.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Solomon when he headed for Vladivostok?

3. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

4. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?

5. What did the Russian government do to force Jews' assimilation into Russian society?

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