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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the mother's name of the boy Yakov is accused of killing?
(a) Darma.
(b) Marda.
(c) Farma.
(d) Marfa.

2. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?
(a) German.
(b) Latvian.
(c) Russian.
(d) Yiddish.

3. 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.

4. What is Yakov given in order that he can have something to do?
(a) A ball.
(b) A broom.
(c) A broken radio.
(d) A pencil and paper.

5. While the visitor and Yakov are together, what story do the two men argue about?
(a) Job.
(b) Noah.
(c) Malachi.
(d) Abel.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Yakov begins to think he's going mad, whose ghost does he see?

2. One day, Yakov awakens in his cell to find his possessions there, but something is missing. What is missing?

3. While the visitor and Yakov are together in Chapter 7, Part 6, what does the visitor scold Yakov for?

4. What is on the pages that Yakov has been given?

5. After Yakov has his revelation as to the cause of his sickness, what does Yakov refuse to do?

(see the answer key)

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