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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. When did Masha and Volodya obtain their exit visa?
(a) October 13, 1990.
(b) October 13, 1988.
(c) October 13, 1989.
(d) October 13, 1987.

2. When did Volodya's mother in law receive her visa?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1974.

3. When was Masha warned the second time about actions to be taken against the Russian Jews?
(a) February 1952.
(b) March1952.
(c) February 1953.
(d) March 1953.

4. How long before the search did Volodya sign a letter to the UN asking for the right to emigrate to Israel?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 20 days.

5. What did Volodya do when he arrived at his place of exile?
(a) He found a place to live.
(b) He learned how to ice fish.
(c) He tried to escape.
(d) He contacted his wife to tell her he was alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refused to make a statement about Volodya's wish to leave the Soviet Union?

2. How old was Sanya Slepak when he got his exit visa?

3. Who visited Solomon in the 1970s?

4. What did the Six Days War convince the Slepaks of?

5. How long was Khrushchev's speech exposing the horrors of Stalin's rule?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job opportunity did Volodya have in 1962?

2. Who was Masha?

3. What news did Masha received on October 13, 1987?

4. Who visited Volodya at work in September 1971?

5. What happened to Masha in April 1951?

6. What long story did Masha make up?

7. What did Masha need to remind herself of when they arrived in the village in September?

8. How did Volodya describe his time in prison in Chapter 8?

9. What did Solomon do in his old age?

10. What happened to Masha after a few days of imprisonment?

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