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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 did Volodya and Masha live on after her retirement?

2. What did Masha's mother claim to have lost on a train during the Civil War?

3. Why didn't Masha want to become a surgeon?

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

5. When did Solomon die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who died on March 5, 1953 and why was this death significant?

2. Why did Masha return to Moscow every 4 months?

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

4. What happened on February 23, 1971?

5. How much time had passed since Volodya and Masha first applied for a visa by the end of 1970's?

6. What happened to Masha in April 1951?

7. How did Volodya describe Moscow when they returned on December 4, 1982?

8. What was happening in Siberia?

9. What were Volodya and Masha both fighting for?

10. What did Masha request?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the prison and exile system in Russia and the role that it played in Volodya and Masha's life.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the causes and history of anti-Semitism and discuss how governments have supported prejudice.

Essay Topic 3

Compare Volodya's life in Moscow with life after they received their exit visas.

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