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

2. When was Volodya's apartment searched according to Chapter 7?
(a) June 1973.
(b) June 1970.
(c) June 1972.
(d) June 1971.

3. What job did Volodya find after being fired in September 1971?
(a) Sharpening pencils for a workshop.
(b) Change toilet paper.
(c) Radio technician.
(d) Delivering mail.

4. What was Solomon surrounded by during his retirement?
(a) Cats.
(b) His family.
(c) Friends.
(d) Books and paper.

5. What was the name of boat Volodya and Masha vacationed on?
(a) The Lobster.
(b) The Dolphin.
(c) The Mermaid.
(d) The Fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often did Masha return to Moscow during the exile?

2. How did Volodya earn the respect of his fellow prisoners?

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

4. What were refuseniks in Soviet Russia?

5. How did the Communist authorities prevent Russians from listening to news from the West?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Potok wonder when he visited Volodya in the Poconos in 1995 according to the Epilogue?

5. What increased for Jews?

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

7. What long story did Masha make up?

8. What happened on February 23, 1971?

9. What did Volodya and others request at the start of Chapter 7?

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

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