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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. Where did Volodya's mother-in-law live after leaving the USSR?

3. When was Sanya Slepak offered an exit visa?

4. What did the Soviet government repress the news of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Volodya rejected for at the start of Chapter 4?

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

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

4. What did Masha decline in 1953?

5. What reason was Volodya given for denial of his visa application?

6. What job opportunity did Volodya have in 1962?

7. What happened on February 23, 1971?

8. Why were Masha and Volodya moved into an apartment?

9. What did Masha request?

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

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 basis of the Six Day War and how it influenced the Russian Jews.

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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