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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 Jewish holiday coincided with Stalin's death?

2. How long was Khrushchev's speech exposing the horrors of Stalin's rule?

3. What did Sanya learn on the radio in 1978?

4. What was taken out of textbooks according to Masha?

5. Why did Volodya leave his job after he decided to emigrate?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Masha request?

4. Who died on March 5, 1953 and why was this death significant?

5. What happened to Masha after a few days of imprisonment?

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

7. What news did Masha received on October 13, 1987?

8. What did Potok wonder when he visited Volodya in the Poconos in 1995 according to the Epilogue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the prison and exile system in Russia and the role that it played in Volodya and Masha's life.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the history of the Bolsheviks coming to power and the impact they had on Russia and the Jews.

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