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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. Why did Lenin see an opportunity for Bolshevik expansion after WWI?
(a) Literacy was at its highest.
(b) The world's governments were weakened.
(c) The world's armies were depleted.
(d) The transportation system was in place for agents to move freely.

2. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?
(a) 1256.
(b) 325.
(c) 253.
(d) 217.

3. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?
(a) The Manchourian Emperor.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Scandinavian Russ.
(d) The Georgian King.

4. Why did Solomon return to Russia?
(a) He was recall for a promotion.
(b) His mother died.
(c) His child was sick.
(d) His wife did not want to have her baby in Japan.

5. What was the main agenda of the Comintern in the Summer of 1920?
(a) Howe to launch a man in space.
(b) How to conquer the world.
(c) How to improve economy.
(d) How to bolster their respective army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

2. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

3. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?

4. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?

5. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Jews in the Common Era?

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

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

4. When did Solomon immigrate to America and what happened when he arrived?

5. When celebrating an impromptu Shabbat, what did the family substitute?

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

7. What was signed in August 1939?

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

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

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

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