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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Stalin have his personal physician arrested?
(a) November 1952.
(b) November 1953.
(c) November 1954.
(d) November 1951.

2. How long was Volodya's exile sentence?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 7 years.

3. When did the weather begin to get colder in exile?
(a) Early September.
(b) End of September.
(c) Mid October.
(d) Middle of September.

4. When was Leonid Slepak born?
(a) May 1959.
(b) May 1960.
(c) April 1959.
(d) April 1960.

5. When did Khrushchev deliver his speech exposing the horrors of Stalin's rule?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1957.

6. When did Leonid chance a trip to visit his parents?
(a) February 1980.
(b) February 1978.
(c) February 1981.
(d) February 1979.

7. What was Noya Drapkin husband's name?
(a) Igor.
(b) Mika.
(c) Vika.
(d) Joseph.

8. Why was the letter sent from pretend relatives in Israel not used?
(a) The rules for applying were changed.
(b) It was written in Hebrew.
(c) It was confiscated by the KGB.
(d) Volodya's family names were misspelled.

9. What was Solomon's health problem?
(a) His heart.
(b) Stomach cancer.
(c) Prostate cancer.
(d) Multiple Sclerosis.

10. Who went with Volodya on his exile?
(a) His father.
(b) His sons.
(c) Masha.
(d) His mother in law.

11. How long did Masha spend in Moscow during the first year of exile?
(a) 3 and a half months.
(b) 2 and a half months.
(c) 1 and a half months.
(d) 4 and a half months.

12. When did Masha retire?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1971.

13. Who refused to make a statement about Volodya's wish to leave the Soviet Union?
(a) Solomon.
(b) His employer.
(c) His friends.
(d) His mother.

14. Why was Volodya rejected from numerous institutions and factories according to Chapter 4?
(a) He had a poor school record.
(b) He was not a Communist party member.
(c) He was a Jew.
(d) He failed to get his diploma.

15. When did Solomon die?
(a) September 2, 1978.
(b) November 2, 1978.
(c) September 15, 1978.
(d) January 21, 1979.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Volodya arrive in Moscow from exile?

2. What did Masha's mother claim to have lost on a train during the Civil War?

3. When did Volodya and his wife arrive at the village where he was exiled?

4. What did Solomon stay dedicated to?

5. What Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?

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