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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. Who saved Volodya when he almost fell down the stairs?

2. What did Volodya's family and the Potoks celebrate?

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

4. How many countries were represented in the second Congress of the Comintern?

5. Who was Potok's agent in 1987?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Volodya discover decades after they left Peking?

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

3. What happened with Slepak and Fanya's children?

4. What was signed in August 1939?

5. What photographs does the author describe?

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

7. When celebrating an impromptu Shabbat, what did the family substitute?

8. When did Volodya realize he was a Jew according to Chapter 3?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the "doctor's plot" in Russia and compare it with other such events in Europe focused on Jewish professionals.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the KGB or Russia's secret police in Volodya and Masha's life and the life of other refuseniks.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the Epilogue's discussion that even though things improved for the Jewish people, that based on history, it was not something they could trust.

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