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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose magic root needs to be poured out in order to avoid being found by the authorities?
(a) No one's.
(b) Yefrem's.
(c) Oleg's.
(d) Pavel's.

2. What does Vadim feel he has to contribute to the world during his short time on the planet?
(a) His smile.
(b) Nothing.
(c) A scientific discovery.
(d) His laugh.

3. The surgeon tells Proshka that she will explain his _________ to him before his discharge from the cancer ward.
(a) Medications.
(b) Boundaries.
(c) Home life.
(d) Certificates.

4. How old is Vadim when he comes to the ward, knowing that he only has months to live?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 26.
(d) 45.

5. Who is supposed to be absent from the ward for ten days in order to attend a political rally?
(a) Dontsova.
(b) Olympiada.
(c) Zoya.
(d) Vera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lev says that a woman will keep a man from doing something ______ in his life.

2. Which of the patients is announced to have died during this portion of the story?

3. What was missing from the truck when the truck driver returned from a blizzard?

4. _________ is a very strong man, a construction worker who travels all over the Soviet Union to do the hardest work.

5. How many years in prison was the truck driver's sentence when the loss in the truck was discovered?

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