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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 was the capital of the first country created by the first settlers in Russia?

2. How many delegates formed the second Congress of the Comintern?

3. When did Voitinsky go to China?

4. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What photographs does the author describe?

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

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

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

7. What happened to Jews in the Common Era?

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

9. Why would someone who joined the Army not be allowed to leave the country?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Volodya's life in Moscow with life after they received their exit visas.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the causes and history of anti-Semitism and discuss how governments have supported prejudice.

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