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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many countries were represented in the second Congress of the Comintern?
(a) 5.
(b) 36.
(c) 53.
(d) 25.

2. What made the conversation pick up in the apartment?
(a) Gin.
(b) Water.
(c) Rum.
(d) Vodka.

3. When was the Russian Empire virtually free of Jews until?
(a) 1772.
(b) 1672.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1762.

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

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

6. What was the name of the Russian Telegraphic Agency?
(a) Soyuz.
(b) Rosta.
(c) Tass.
(d) Vostok.

7. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Jerusalem.
(d) Moscow.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) College.
(b) An exit visa.
(c) Kindergarten.
(d) Military service.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first colonized the area know today as Russia according to the Intro?

2. When was the area known today as Russia first colonized?

3. When was Volodya born?

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

5. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?

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