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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Intro and Prologue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Russians view the Jews during much of the history of the country?
(a) As demons.
(b) As heretics.
(c) As angels.
(d) As bad merchants.

2. Where did the Jews of the Black Sea flee to avoid persecution?
(a) Israel.
(b) Italy.
(c) Russia.
(d) Armenia and Georgia.

3. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?
(a) October 1987.
(b) October 1988.
(c) October 1986.
(d) October 1985.

4. Who was in the apartment Volodya brought Potok and his wife to?
(a) His wife alone.
(b) KGB agents.
(c) His sons.
(d) His wife, brother, sister in law and nephew.

5. What provoked a revival of Jewish nationalism?
(a) The French Revolution.
(b) The creation of the Jewish state.
(c) Russian prosecution.
(d) The Armenian genocide.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the parents of the author, Chaim Potok, see Russia as an enemy?

2. What did Volodya's family use in place of wine for the celebration?

3. Who did those first to colonize Russia choose as their ruler?

4. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?

5. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?

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