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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. What made the conversation pick up in the apartment?
(a) Water.
(b) Gin.
(c) Rum.
(d) Vodka.

2. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) Russian prosecution.
(b) The French Revolution.
(c) The Armenian genocide.
(d) The creation of the Jewish state.

3. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

4. When did Voitinsky go to China?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1920.

5. Who did Solomon make contact with in China?
(a) Polpot.
(b) Yang Ze Min.
(c) Gublican.
(d) Sun Yat-sen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?

3. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?

4. How many countries were represented in the second Congress of the Comintern?

5. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Russians excited after giving a housewarming gift?

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

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

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

5. Why would someone who joined the Army not be allowed to leave the country?

6. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1 and what happened during his youth?

7. What did Volodya discover decades after they left Peking?

8. What option was Solomon given at the age of 13?

9. What effect did Russia have on the author's own life?

10. What happened to Jews in the Common Era?

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