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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. How was the first country created by the first settlers in Russia named?
(a) U.S.S.R.
(b) The Christian Russian Empire.
(c) Kievan Russia.
(d) The Russian kingdom.

2. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1883.
(d) 1896.

3. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?
(a) First century before the Common Era.
(b) Fourth century before the Common Era.
(c) Third century before the Common Era.
(d) Second century before the Common Era.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who saved Volodya when he almost fell down the stairs?

3. What did Volodya's family keep looking at after dinner?

4. What did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?

5. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What photographs does the author describe?

5. What was signed in August 1939?

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

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

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

9. What was Solomon invited to do?

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

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