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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is Richard’s sister-in-law married?
(a) A police constable
(b) Petier Von Luntz
(c) The mayor of Ludenberg
(d) Johann Rupenstein

2. What does Ivanov say Rubashov will do when Gletkin asks Ivanov in the canteen?
(a) Rubashov will capitulate to Ivanov’s request
(b) Ivanov tells Gletkin he does not know what Rubashov will do
(c) Rubashov will stand firm in his convictions
(d) Rubashov will denounce No. 1

3. To what new job is Arlova appointed?
(a) To monitor the talk in the canteen
(b) To be the secretary for Rubashov’s superior
(c) To be a librarian and monitor the political correctness of books
(d) To write a new biography of No. 1

4. What does Bill, a man Little Loewy and Rubashov meet, do for a living?
(a) He is a banker
(b) Writes novels
(c) Writes articles for party magazines
(d) He is a dockworker

5. What does the officer handing out breakfast tell the warden is missing in Rubashov’s cell?
(a) A chair at the desk
(b) Soap at the sink
(c) A towel
(d) A mop for the floor

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Rubashov say wrong ideas must be punished?

2. Why does Rubashov feel sorry for Prisoner 402?

3. What does Rubashov need in order to get cigarettes?

4. What message does Rubashov receive about what he should do when his trial is over?

5. What does No. 1 believe justifies his harsh methods?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rubashov pass his time in the his cell?

2. What does Ivanov say is the reason Rubashov will not capitulate with Gletkin’s method?

3. Who is brought to cell 406? What does he keep tapping?

4. What does Ivanov tell Rubashov the day after Bogrov is killed?

5. Where does Rubashov take the taxi when he leaves Richard? What does the driver do when they arrive there?

6. Why does Rubashov feel guilty about Arlova’s death?

7. Why does Rubashov think he is unable to hate No. 1?

8. Whom does Rubashov watch the guards escort down the hallway after Rubashov’s flashback? What does the man look like?

9. What does Rubashov daydream about on his seventh day in prison?

10. What was Prisoner 406’s sentence in his country of origin? How much time does he serve? How does he get out of prison?

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