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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. Who established the Kindergarden Volodya attended in China?
(a) Taoist monks.
(b) The Chinese government.
(c) Franciscan monks.
(d) Russian Jews.

2. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 0.9 million.
(c) 3 million.
(d) 5 million.

3. Who was in the apartment Volodya brought Potok and his wife to?
(a) His wife alone.
(b) KGB agents.
(c) His wife, brother, sister in law and nephew.
(d) His sons.

4. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?
(a) In the 1930s and after the end of WWII.
(b) After the end of WWII.
(c) Before 1920.
(d) After 1964.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were Volodya's sons living at the time of Potok's visit in Russia?

3. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?

4. What job did Solomon accept in 1920?

5. When was the Russian Empire virtually free of Jews until?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was Owen Laster and what did he ask?

5. What photographs does the author describe?

6. What happened with Slepak and Fanya's children?

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

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

9. How did Russians view the Jews?

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

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