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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. Where was Volodya sent to for his exile?

2. Where did Noya Drapkin want to emigrate to?

3. Why was the letter sent from pretend relatives in Israel not used?

4. When was Volodya's apartment searched according to Chapter 7?

5. How many others signed the letter to the UN asking for the right to emigrate to Israel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Volodya earn the respect of others in prison?

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

10. What did Solomon do in his old age?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare Volodya's life in Moscow with life after they received their 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 of the KGB or Russia's secret police in Volodya and Masha's life and the life of other refuseniks.

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