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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 did the Communist authorities prevent Russians from listening to news from the West?
(a) The radios were limited to Russians frequencies.
(b) They prevented large emissions tower from being put next to their borders.
(c) They scrambled frequencies used by the West.
(d) They didn't allow personal radios.

2. When was Masha born?
(a) November 9, 1926.
(b) November 7, 1927.
(c) November 7, 1926.
(d) December 7, 1926.

3. What prompted Volodya's firing from his job in September of 1971?
(a) A visit from a political officer.
(b) A visit from the KGB.
(c) A visit from the NKVD.
(d) A visit from the Party official.

4. When did the Jews begin to be repressed again after Stalin's death?
(a) 1962.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1961.

5. What were some of the refuseniks accused of being?
(a) Facists.
(b) KGB informers.
(c) FBI agents.
(d) CIA agents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the town where Volodya was exiled?

2. What was Noya Drapkin husband's name?

3. How long was Volodya's jail sentence?

4. What did Solomon say of the mistakes made by Stalin?

5. How far from Moscow was Volodya's place of exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Masha return to Moscow every 4 months?

2. What was different about Masha and Volodya's life on vacation according to Chapter 6?

3. What did Masha request?

4. What increased for Jews?

5. What happened to Masha in April 1951?

6. Why were Masha and Volodya moved into an apartment?

7. What reason was Volodya given for denial of his visa application?

8. What were Volodya and Masha both fighting for?

9. Who visited Volodya at work in September 1971?

10. How did Volodya earn the respect of others in prison?

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