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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was Volodya born?
(a) October 29, 1927.
(b) September 29, 1927.
(c) October 12, 1927.
(d) October 29, 1928.
2. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The Georgian King.
(c) The Manchourian Emperor.
(d) The Scandinavian Russ.
3. When was Solomon sent to Japan?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1922.
4. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) Military service.
(b) College.
(c) An exit visa.
(d) Kindergarten.
5. Why did Solomon have to change his name before going to Japan?
(a) So it didn't sound Jewish.
(b) It was easier to write in Japanese.
(c) He wife did not want to marry a Jew.
(d) He wanted a fresh start.
6. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?
(a) Give gifts.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Speak Hebrew.
(d) Talk.
7. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?
(a) For security reasons.
(b) To save the battery.
(c) Bulbs were in short supply.
(d) Street lights were abundant.
8. How many countries were represented in the second Congress of the Comintern?
(a) 5.
(b) 53.
(c) 36.
(d) 25.
9. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?
(a) Jerusalem.
(b) New York.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Philadelphia.
10. 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 car.
(c) A boat.
(d) A train.
11. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?
(a) The transportation system was in place for agents to move freely.
(b) The world's governments were weakened.
(c) The world's armies were depleted.
(d) Literacy was at its highest.
12. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.
13. When did Solomon and the other prisoner rise up against the guards?
(a) 1924.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1921.
14. Why was Solomon's education request rejected?
(a) Because of the quota system.
(b) Because of the tuition cost.
(c) Because the school was too far.
(d) Because his grades were too low.
15. How long did Rosa have marks on her head?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Solomon's wife's name?
2. How many people died of malnourishment after the Bolsheviks took power?
3. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?
4. Why did Solomon return to Russia?
5. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?
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