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

2. Why did Volodya leave his job after he decided to emigrate?
(a) He wanted to focus on his application.
(b) He was fired.
(c) He needed to leave the country.
(d) He needed a recommandation from his employer.

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

4. How long was Volodya told he had to wait before reapplying for a visa after being refused one?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. How low did the temperature drop during Volodya's exile?
(a) -80 F.
(b) -50 F.
(c) -30 F.
(d) -40 F.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Solomon say was preferable to have one spy go free?

2. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law live after leaving the USSR?

3. When did Masha decide that she had had enough of the USSR?

4. When was Sanya Slepak offered an exit visa?

5. Who went with Volodya on his exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Volodya worked at an international telephone station?

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

3. What were Volodya and Masha both fighting for?

4. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

5. What did Masha decline in 1953?

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

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

8. When was Volodya's exile completed?

9. What did Masha and Volodya do in April 1987 and why?

10. How did Masha and Volodya survive after Masha retired in 1971?

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