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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 was Volodya's nephew old enough for?

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

3. When did Voitinsky go to China?

4. When did the Slepak family finally get their visa out of Russia?

5. What was Volodya's family concerned with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What option was Solomon given at the age of 13?

2. When was Solomon Slepak born according to Chapter 1 and what happened during his youth?

3. What did Slepak ask of his visitors when they got to the apartment?

4. When did the Slepak family receive an exit visa and where were they headed?

5. How did Russians view the Jews?

6. What was signed in August 1939?

7. Why would someone who joined the Army not be allowed to leave the country?

8. What effect did Russia have on the author's own life?

9. How many Jews lived in Russia by the end of the 1800s?

10. Who did Slepak run into in 1920 according to Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Solomon and Volodya and analyze Volodya's belief that his father never understood him.

Essay Topic 2

Compare the Bolsheviks and the KGB (Russia's secret police) and examine the similarities and differences.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Volodya's request for a visa and the reason given for their denial.

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