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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Stalin die?
(a) March 5, 1951.
(b) April 5, 1953.
(c) March 5, 1953.
(d) March 5, 1952.

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

3. When did the Jews begin to be repressed again after Stalin's death?
(a) 1961.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1964.

4. What was the name of the town where Volodya was exiled?
(a) Tsokto-Khangil.
(b) Tsokto-Merks.
(c) Yomak.
(d) Emeristok.

5. What did Solomon do during his retirement?
(a) Wrote and translated.
(b) Worked at the local Communist center.
(c) Played golf.
(d) Watched TV.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Masha decide that she had had enough of the USSR?

2. When did the government start attacking the refuseniks?

3. What prompted Masha to decide she had had enough of the USSR?

4. What did the Six Days War convince the Slepaks of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Leonid request an extension after receiving a visa?

2. What was happening in Siberia?

3. What happened to Masha after a few days of imprisonment?

4. What does Masha realize at the start of Chapter 5?

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

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

7. What did Masha decline in 1953?

8. What long story did Masha make up?

9. Why did Masha and Volodya divorce?

10. How did Volodya describe his time in prison in Chapter 8?

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