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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job did Volodya find after being fired in September 1971?
(a) Delivering mail.
(b) Sharpening pencils for a workshop.
(c) Change toilet paper.
(d) Radio technician.

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

3. Who went to Leonid's school to try to put pressure on Volodya and his wife?
(a) The KGB.
(b) The local police.
(c) The military police.
(d) The NKVD.

4. What prompted Volodya's firing from his job in September of 1971?
(a) A visit from the Party official.
(b) A visit from the NKVD.
(c) A visit from a political officer.
(d) A visit from the KGB.

5. What nickname did Masha's mother give her?
(a) My amulet.
(b) My love.
(c) My precious.
(d) Ibisa.

6. When did Volodya's mother in law receive her visa?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1973.

7. When did Masha and Volodya marry?
(a) May 7, 1951.
(b) June 7, 1952.
(c) June 7, 1951.
(d) June 9, 1951.

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

9. Where was Volodya working in September 1971?
(a) Institute of Radio and Television.
(b) Institute of Radar Telemetry.
(c) Institute of Organic Chemistry at the Academy of Sciences.
(d) Institute of Avionic Design.

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

11. What did Solomon stay dedicated to?
(a) His family.
(b) Stalin.
(c) The Communist party.
(d) Lenin.

12. How many others signed the letter to the UN asking for the right to emigrate to Israel?
(a) 74.
(b) 73.
(c) 51.
(d) 45.

13. What did Leonid bring to his parents?
(a) News from thir friends in prison.
(b) News that he was getting married.
(c) Exit visas.
(d) Warm clothing, food, and medicine.

14. Why did Volodya leave his job after he decided to emigrate?
(a) He needed to leave the country.
(b) He wanted to focus on his application.
(c) He was fired.
(d) He needed a recommandation from his employer.

15. How did Masha's father die?
(a) Heart attack.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Executed.
(d) Shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Volodya asked to lead a laboratory in the development of the Soviet air defense system?

2. How long did Masha spend in Moscow during the first year of exile?

3. Why did Masha leave the prison after being arrested in 1978?

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

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

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