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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pavel is an important man in the Soviet Union and he has a tumor on his _______ when he comes to the ward.
(a) Hand.
(b) Arm.
(c) Foot.
(d) Neck.

2. Pavel assigns ________ to the other patients on the ward after they begin to make fun of him for thinking he doesn't have cancer.
(a) Colors.
(b) Nicknames.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Ranks.

3. What does the patient in #56 realize that the surgeon's answer probably means for his case?
(a) He is on the right path.
(b) He is a goner.
(c) He is cured.
(d) He is going to get better soon.

4. _________ is a very strong man, a construction worker who travels all over the Soviet Union to do the hardest work.
(a) Pavel.
(b) Yefrem.
(c) Dontsova.
(d) Oleg.

5. How does Dontsova travel to and from the hospital?
(a) Car.
(b) Train.
(c) Bus.
(d) By foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ is miserable and in pain when they are at the hospital for their treatment.

2. Who comes with Kapa to drop Pavel off at the hospital when he is admitted to the cancer ward?

3. What is the nickname that is assigned to Kostoglotov by Pavel when Pavel first meets this person?

4. Dontsova and Vera work for hours every day without any __________ for their efforts.

5. Dontsova has had far more exposure to _________ than is healthy, which is why she is becoming ill herself.

(see the answer key)

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