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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. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

2. What did the Russian government do to force Jews' assimilation into Russian society?

3. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?

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

5. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does "The Gates of November" say who about two generations according to the Intro?

2. When did the Slepak family receive an exit visa and where were they headed?

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

4. What was Solomon invited to do?

5. What happened to Jews in the Common Era?

6. What photographs does the author describe?

7. How did Russians view the Jews?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two Russian leaders discussed in "The Gates of November" and compare their styles of leadership and impact on Russian society and the world as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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