This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 9, Expelled from the Party | Part I, Chapter 10, That Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ginzburg describe Stalin?
(a) Insane.
(b) Ugly and repulsive.
(c) Handsome.
(d) Virile.

2. How does Ginzburg defend herself?
(a) By saying no one in her area has denounced Elvov either.
(b) By saying that Stalin's deputy of foreign affairs gave her the book.
(c) By saying she was in the hospital and has a note to prove it.
(d) By saying that her lecture was not about Trotsky.

3. To what series of books has Elvov contributed an article?
(a) A series on the history of the Communist Party.
(b) A series on the fall of Czar Nicholas II.
(c) A series on the famous painters of Russia.
(d) A series on the famous writers of Russia.

4. Why is Ginzburg summoned to a Party meeting?
(a) For having a book in her home that was published outside of Russia.
(b) For failing to denouce Trotsky strenuously enough in a recent lecture.
(c) For missing two meetings in a row when she was ill.
(d) For not denouncing Elvov.

5. Why does Pitkovskaya condemn her husband?
(a) He was embezzling.
(b) He beat her all the time.
(c) He was going to make up lies about her involvement with Elvov.
(d) She loves the Party more than she loves him.