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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Volodya return to his exile with his wife in September 1978?
(a) By train.
(b) By plane and bus.
(c) By boat.
(d) By car.

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

3. What were refuseniks in Soviet Russia?
(a) People who refused to accept the end of the USSR.
(b) Dissidents whose visas were always refused.
(c) People who refused to take their Communist party card.
(d) Dissidents who refused to join the army.

4. Where was Volodya sent to for his exile?
(a) Ukraine.
(b) Siberia.
(c) East Germany.
(d) Poland.

5. What was the name of the town where Volodya was exiled?
(a) Tsokto-Khangil.
(b) Yomak.
(c) Tsokto-Merks.
(d) Emeristok.

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

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

8. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law live after leaving the USSR?
(a) Johannesburg.
(b) New York.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Jerusalem.

9. What Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Pesach.
(c) Purim.
(d) Yom Kippur.

10. What was safer than having a large group of friends?
(a) Only having Communist friends.
(b) Having no friends.
(c) Keeping it in the family.
(d) Having a small group of friends.

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

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

13. Where did Sanya first emigrate to?
(a) England.
(b) U.S.A.
(c) Israel.
(d) France.

14. What was the name of boat Volodya and Masha vacationed on?
(a) The Mermaid.
(b) The Lobster.
(c) The Dolphin.
(d) The Fish.

15. What was the first job Volodya found at the village?
(a) In a farm.
(b) At the post office.
(c) At the telegraph company.
(d) At the granary.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Volodya arrive in Moscow from exile?

2. What prompted Masha to decide she had had enough of the USSR?

3. What did Volodya do when he arrived at his place of exile?

4. Where did Potok meet Volodya and Masha in 1995?

5. What job did Volodya take in the boiler room?

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