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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Potok and his wife arrive in Moscow at the start of the Prologue?

2. When did the Jewish community of Poland establish itself?

3. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1?

4. When was Solomon sent to Japan?

5. What was the main agenda of the Comintern in the Summer of 1920?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Solomon immigrate to America and what happened when he arrived?

2. What happened with Slepak and Fanya's children?

3. What did Solomon Slepak's father want for him?

4. What happened to Jews in the Common Era?

5. What was signed in August 1939?

6. What option was Solomon given at the age of 13?

7. What photographs does the author describe?

8. What effect did Russia have on the author's own life?

9. When did Volodya realize he was a Jew according to Chapter 3?

10. What did Volodya discover decades after they left Peking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the spread of Communism and how it affected Jews before and after World War II.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the Epilogue's discussion that even though things improved for the Jewish people, that based on history, it was not something they could trust.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role outside governments had on the Slepak's request for exit visas.

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