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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 Stalin have his personal physician arrested?

2. What overrode the fear of the Jewish scientists meeting in secret?

3. When did the Jews begin to be repressed again after Stalin's death?

4. When did Masha decide that she had had enough of the USSR?

5. What did Masha's mother claim to have lost on a train during the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Volodya describe Moscow when they returned on December 4, 1982?

2. What did Masha request?

3. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

4. What did Masha decline in 1953?

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

6. What happened to Masha in April 1951?

7. What long story did Masha make up?

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

9. What did Masha and Volodya do in April 1987 and why?

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

Discuss the role of the KGB or Russia's secret police in Volodya and Masha's life and the life of other refuseniks.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the history of the Jews, including their persecution and beliefs, comparing this with Christianity.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the "doctor's plot" in Russia and compare it with other such events in Europe focused on Jewish professionals.

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