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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dontsova is compared to a(n)on _________ which is overworked and overused, according to the text in the book.
(a) Hospital.
(b) X-ray machine.
(c) Book.
(d) Patient.

2. Dyomka and the new man are talking about _________ when this particular chapter begins.
(a) Their military records.
(b) Sins.
(c) Past lives.
(d) Their wives.

3. What does Dontsova tell Oleg about his treatment, which is why he cannot leave just yet?
(a) It doesn't work.
(b) It hasn't started.
(c) He isn't ready to go home.
(d) It's incomplete.

4. What does Yefrem decide he needs to tell all of the patients on the ward as a part of his life's mission?
(a) He is going to die.
(b) They are going to die.
(c) They are being told lies.
(d) They are all a part of the system.

5. What does Oleg believe Zoya looks like when she takes off her nurse's cap?
(a) An angel.
(b) Teddy bear.
(c) His mother.
(d) Tiger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pavel assigns ________ to the other patients on the ward after they begin to make fun of him for thinking he doesn't have cancer.

2. What is the main physical symptom that Dontsova is suffering herself and that she knows is a sign of a serious problem?

3. What does Kostoglotov ask to borrow from Zoya when they are flirting together at the nurses station?

4. Who is supposed to be absent from the ward for ten days in order to attend a political rally?

5. Pavel is ________ of his wife and of his station in life and is appalled by his treatment in the hospital.

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