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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - Epilogue.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Volodya and his wife ask for a new place to stay?
(a) Masha found the place too small.
(b) They were sharing it with another exilee.
(c) Masha did not think the house was safe.
(d) She didn't like the landlord.

2. Why was Leonid hiding from Soviet authorities?
(a) He refused to carry his Communist party card.
(b) He refused to be drafted.
(c) He refused to convert.
(d) He refused to go to school.

3. How was the first country created by the first settlers in Russia named?
(a) U.S.S.R.
(b) The Christian Russian Empire.
(c) Kievan Russia.
(d) The Russian kingdom.

4. What did Solomon say of the mistakes made by Stalin?
(a) That they were few and small.
(b) That they non-existant.
(c) That the party would correct them.
(d) That they were permanent.

5. What was a result of Volodya's arrest and jail time?
(a) He made friend of political dissidents.
(b) He repudiated his father.
(c) He started having contact with the foreign press.
(d) He stopped applying for a visa.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the weather begin to get colder in exile?

2. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

3. When did the Jewish community thrive on the Black Sea?

4. When were the Chinese Communists admitted in the Kuomintang?

5. What did the Poroks and Volodya's family talk about during dinner?

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