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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?
(a) Street lights were abundant.
(b) To save the battery.
(c) Bulbs were in short supply.
(d) For security reasons.

5. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?
(a) Third century before the Common Era.
(b) Fourth century before the Common Era.
(c) First century before the Common Era.
(d) Second century before the Common Era.

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

7. What did Solomon Slepak's father hope for his son to do?
(a) Become a rabbi.
(b) Become a soldier.
(c) Become a dentist.
(d) Become a physician.

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

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

10. What language did Volodya use to greet Potok and his wife?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) English.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Russian.

11. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) The creation of the Jewish state.
(b) Russian prosecution.
(c) The French Revolution.
(d) The Armenian genocide.

12. Who did Solomon make contact with in China?
(a) Polpot.
(b) Yang Ze Min.
(c) Sun Yat-sen.
(d) Gublican.

13. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1921.

14. How were Solomon's children delivered in Japan?
(a) By forceps.
(b) By C-section.
(c) Naturally.
(d) Water birth.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Jews who survived in Russia ask for more freedom?

2. When did Volodya became ill, forcing his family to go back to Moscow?

3. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?

4. When was Volodya born?

5. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

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