2. Who persecuted the Jews of the Black Sea during the first century of the Common Era?
(a) The Greek Orthodox Church of Byzantium.
(b) The Greek Catholic Church of Byzantium.
(c) The Greek Orthodox Church of Moscow.
(d) The French Orthodox Church of Byzantium.

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

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

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

6. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1903.

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

8. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?
(a) Literacy was at its highest.
(b) The world's governments were weakened.
(c) The world's armies were depleted.
(d) The transportation system was in place for agents to move freely.

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

10. 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.

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

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

13. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?
(a) Speak Hebrew.
(b) Talk.
(c) Give gifts.
(d) Laugh.

14. What did the Russian government do to force Jews' assimilation into Russian society?
(a) They forbade Bar Mitzvahs.
(b) They prevented them from owning property.
(c) They forbade them from speaking Hebrew.
(d) It closed synagogues.

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