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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day during the dreary Russian winter, Yakov loses his cool in his cell. What does he do?
(a) Shred his clothing.
(b) Burn his blanket.
(c) Destroy his cot.
(d) Threaten the guards.

2. What is the sentence carried by the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) One year in prison.
(b) Three years in prison.
(c) Three months in prison.
(d) One month in prison.

3. When Yakov responds by pointing out something in the officials' book that he thinks resembles the prosecutor, how does the official respond?
(a) With threats.
(b) With violence.
(c) With laughter.
(d) With chagrin.

4. When the author describes the wind rushing through Yakov's cell, what does he liken the wind to?
(a) An evil bird.
(b) A cold finger.
(c) A rushing torrent.
(d) An evil curse.

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

6. What is the name of the secret society that the prosecutor accuses Yakov of belonging to?
(a) The Jewish Kahal.
(b) The Black Hundreds.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Jewish Klan.

7. After reading the indictment and the evidence against Yakov, what does the prosecutor also accuse Yakov of?
(a) Threatening the warden.
(b) Attempting to escape.
(c) Beating his guard.
(d) Confessing in his sleep.

8. What colors does Proshko say are the flames of the fire that Yakov is accused of setting?
(a) Yellow and red.
(b) Green and blue.
(c) Blue and yellow.
(d) Yellow and green.

9. When the man in charge of the investigation denies Yakov's request for an attorney, what is Yakov told that he will need?
(a) A pen.
(b) A gun.
(c) The truth.
(d) A casket.

10. What is the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) Living in a non-Jewish neighborhood.
(b) Lying under oath.
(c) Murder.
(d) Child molestation.

11. Who is the first person to bring firewood to Yakov's cell?
(a) The Minister of Justice.
(b) The warden.
(c) The colonel.
(d) The deputy warden.

12. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?
(a) Twenty-five years in prison.
(b) A lifetime in solitary confinement.
(c) Ten years of hard labor.
(d) The death penalty.

13. Who advises Yakov to stay in the village and not venture on to Kiev?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Gronfein.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Randolph.

14. What does the crowd see when the people finally stop running?
(a) A murdered child.
(b) A murdered dog.
(c) A murdered woman.
(d) A murdered man.

15. How long does the boy's mother wait before she reports her son as missing?
(a) One day.
(b) Three hours.
(c) One week.
(d) Three days.

Short Answer Questions

1. When spring arrives, what is Yakov still lacking?

2. When Yakov happens upon an old injured Jewish man while returning from shopping, where does Yakov take the injured man?

3. When one of the guards takes pity on Yakov, what does Yakov suddenly have?

4. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?

5. When Bibikov comes to the prison to question Yakov, who does Bibikov believe is actually Yakov's greatest enemy?

(see the answer keys)

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