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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Solomon come to the United States?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1913.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1912.

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

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

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

6. When was Solomon sent to Japan?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1923.

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

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

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

10. How many people died of malnourishment after the Bolsheviks took power?
(a) 15 millions.
(b) 10 millions.
(c) 25 millions.
(d) 20 millions.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Jewish community of Poland establish itself?

2. What was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?

3. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

4. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?

5. How long did Rosa have marks on her head?

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