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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) Israel.
(c) USA.
(d) England.

2. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?
(a) The door.
(b) The window.
(c) The clock.
(d) The TV.

3. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?
(a) That he brought money.
(b) That he would write a book about them.
(c) That their visitor was Potok.
(d) That he had a way for them to leave Russia.

4. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?
(a) Gin.
(b) Rhum.
(c) Water.
(d) Vodka.

5. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What means of transportation did Potok and his wife take for the last leg of their trip to meet Volodya?

2. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?

3. How old was Solomon when he headed for Vladivostok?

4. When did the Jews who survived in Russia ask for more freedom?

5. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?

Short Essay Questions

1. What photographs does the author describe?

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

3. How many Jews lived in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

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

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

6. What was Solomon invited to do?

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

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

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

10. What was signed in August 1939?

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