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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Solomon return to Russia?
(a) His mother died.
(b) His wife did not want to have her baby in Japan.
(c) He was recall for a promotion.
(d) His child was sick.

2. How old was Solomon when he headed for Vladivostok?
(a) 32.
(b) 26.
(c) 27.
(d) 25.

3. How many questions did Potok try to answer in his book about the Slepak family?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. When did Potok and his wife arrive in Moscow at the start of the Prologue?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1988.
(d) 1975.

5. Why did people in Russia drive with runner lights instead of real headlights according to Volodya?
(a) To save the battery.
(b) For security reasons.
(c) Street lights were abundant.
(d) Bulbs were in short supply.

6. What was the name of the Russian Telegraphic Agency?
(a) Rosta.
(b) Vostok.
(c) Soyuz.
(d) Tass.

7. When did Solomon come to the United States?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1912.

8. How old was Volodya when he first saw a picture of Stalin?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

9. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?
(a) Igor Stenko.
(b) Joseph Marks.
(c) Owen Laster.
(d) Mark Standal.

10. How many men did Solomon command against the Japanese?
(a) Close to 30,000.
(b) Close to 10,000.
(c) Close to 20,000.
(d) Close to 40,000.

11. How many Jews were in Russia by the end of the 1800s?
(a) 5 million.
(b) 0.9 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 3 million.

12. What was Volodya's nephew old enough for?
(a) Military service.
(b) An exit visa.
(c) College.
(d) Kindergarten.

13. What was Volodya's family excited to learn?
(a) That he had a way for them to leave Russia.
(b) That he would write a book about them.
(c) That their visitor was Potok.
(d) That he brought money.

14. What did Volodya's family and the Potoks celebrate?
(a) Shabbat.
(b) Passover.
(c) A Bar Mitzvah.
(d) Yom Kippur.

15. How many countries were represented in the second Congress of the Comintern?
(a) 5.
(b) 25.
(c) 53.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Jewish community of Poland establish itself?

3. What did the Russian government do to force Jews' assimilation into Russian society?

4. When was Solomon sent to Japan?

5. How many of Potok's books did Masha read?

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