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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why was Solomon's education request rejected?
(a) Because of the tuition cost.
(b) Because the school was too far.
(c) Because of the quota system.
(d) Because his grades were too low.

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

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

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

7. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?
(a) A plane.
(b) A boat.
(c) A train.
(d) A car.

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

9. What was Volodya's family concerned with?
(a) That they would go to prison for talking to Potok.
(b) That Potok was a KGB agent.
(c) That Volodya's nephew will get their exit visa.
(d) That Volodya's nephew would be sent to war.

10. When did Volodya became ill, forcing his family to go back to Moscow?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1934.

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

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

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

14. Why did Solomon return to Russia?
(a) His wife did not want to have her baby in Japan.
(b) His child was sick.
(c) He was recall for a promotion.
(d) His mother died.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did the Russians view the Jews during much of the history of the country?

3. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

4. What did Solomon Slepak's father hope for his son to do?

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

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