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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 the first conference of World Jewry take place?
(a) February 23, 1971.
(b) February 23, 1974.
(c) February 23, 1973.
(d) February 23, 1972.

2. Whose exit visa was approved in April 1979?
(a) Leonid's.
(b) Solomon's.
(c) Volodya's.
(d) Masha's.

3. Where did Noya Drapkin want to emigrate to?
(a) Canada.
(b) Israel.
(c) South Africa.
(d) USA.

4. Why was the letter sent from pretend relatives in Israel not used?
(a) Volodya's family names were misspelled.
(b) It was written in Hebrew.
(c) The rules for applying were changed.
(d) It was confiscated by the KGB.

5. When did Masha return to medical school?
(a) After her mother passed away.
(b) After the birth of Sanya.
(c) After Volodya got a well paying job.
(d) After her 30th birthday.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long was Volodya's jail sentence?

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

4. When was Leonid Slepak born?

5. What was a result of Volodya's arrest and jail time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

2. Who visited in Masha and Volodya in February and why?

3. What did Masha decline in 1953?

4. When was Volodya's exile completed?

5. What was happening in Siberia?

6. Who was Masha?

7. What happened to Volodya's mother-in-law?

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

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

10. How did Volodya describe Moscow when they returned on December 4, 1982?

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