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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 relationship did Solomon have with his son in the 1970s?

2. When did Khrushchev deliver his speech exposing the horrors of Stalin's rule?

3. Where did Volodya and the others stage their protest?

4. What Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?

5. When was Masha warned the second time about actions to be taken against the Russian Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What long story did Masha make up?

2. When was Volodya's exile completed?

3. Why did Leonid request an extension after receiving a visa?

4. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

5. What did Masha request?

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

7. How did Masha and Volodya survive after Masha retired in 1971?

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

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

10. What did Masha need to remind herself of when they arrived in the village in September?

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 Volodya's request for a visa and the reason given for their denial.

Essay Topic 3

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

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