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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?
(a) Japan.
(b) USA.
(c) Israel.
(d) England.

2. When was the area known today as Russia first colonized?
(a) 8th century.
(b) 10th century.
(c) 7th century.
(d) 6th century.

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

4. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?
(a) Close to 10,000.
(b) Close to 20,000.
(c) Close to 30,000.
(d) Close to 40,000.

5. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Speak Hebrew.
(c) Give gifts.
(d) Talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Solomon's wife's name?

2. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?

3. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?

4. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?

5. Who did Solomon run into at the 1920 Comintern?

Short Essay Questions

1. What photographs does the author describe?

2. What does "The Gates of November" say who about two generations according to the Intro?

3. What did Slepak ask of his visitors when they got to the apartment?

4. When does the Prologue open and where was the author and his wife?

5. What did Stalin decide after Germany surrendered to Russia in 1945?

6. When did the Slepak family receive an exit visa and where were they headed?

7. What did Solomon Slepak's father want for him?

8. How did Russians view the Jews?

9. Who did Slepak run into in 1920 according to Chapter 2?

10. When did Volodya realize he was a Jew according to Chapter 3?

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