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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yakov begins thinking many evil thoughts after he stops keeping track of the days. Who does Yakov think evil thoughts about?
(a) The deputy warden.
(b) The prosecutor.
(c) The warden.
(d) The Tsar.

2. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?
(a) Have children.
(b) Accept her father.
(c) Flee Russia.
(d) Move to Kiev.

3. After the winter finally ends, Yakov is desperate to relieve his boredom. What does Yakov do?
(a) Makes pencils from the stove ashes.
(b) Writes letters to his ex-wife.
(c) Engages the guards in philosophical discussions.
(d) Opens one of the phylacteries.

4. Before the secret police member leaves Yakov's cell, what does he leave behind with Yakov?
(a) A questionnaire.
(b) A confession form.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A consent form.

5. When a drunken guard accidentally leaves Yakov's cell door unlocked, Yakov ventures out and comes upon a hanged man. Who is the man?
(a) Gronfein.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Fetyukov.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yakov is taken to the infirmary, who does he learn has been shot for disobeying a guard?

2. Who does the person visiting Yakov sell beets to?

3. Who does Yakov see during his frequent hallucinations while in his cell?

4. Back in his cell after the indictment farce in court, what does Yakov compare his scenario to?

5. Since he no longer is keeping track of the days, what does Yakov spend his time doing?

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