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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 job did Volodya take in the boiler room?

2. Why did Masha leave the prison after being arrested in 1978?

3. What did Masha and Volodya decide to write on a sheet outside of their window?

4. What was Volodya allowed to do following his father's death?

5. When did Volodya arrive in Moscow from exile?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Volodya describe his time in prison in Chapter 8?

2. What was different about Masha and Volodya's life on vacation according to Chapter 6?

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

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

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

6. Who was Masha?

7. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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