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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. What did Volodya ask Potok and his wife not to do until they were inside the apartment?

2. Where did Solomon's family move from Dubrovno to when he was 3?

3. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?

4. Where did Chaim Potok live when the Jews in Russia tried to obtain freedom?

5. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Russians excited after giving a housewarming gift?

2. Who did Slepak run into in 1920 according to Chapter 2?

3. What did Stalin decide after Germany surrendered to Russia in 1945?

4. How many Jews lived in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

5. When celebrating an impromptu Shabbat, what did the family substitute?

6. What did Slepak ask of his visitors when they got to the apartment?

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

8. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1 and what happened during his youth?

9. When does the Prologue open and where was the author and his wife?

10. What was Solomon invited to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the role of the press in Russia and examine how it both helped and hindered the Slepak's request for exit visas.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare the experience of Chaim Potok's family with that of the Slepak family.

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