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

2. Why is Ginsburg sad on September 1, 1935?
(a) It is the anniversary of when her young daughter had died.
(b) It is the anniversary of when she first started teaching.
(c) She is no longer allowed to teach and it's the first day of school.
(d) It is the anniversary of when her young son had died.

3. What is the ultimate outcome of the party meeting?
(a) Ginzbug is reprimanded, but it is later canceled.
(b) Ginzburg must submit a vociferously-worded condemnation of Trotsky.
(c) Ginzburg's status is lowered at the University.
(d) Ginzburg is told she can give no more public lectures for two years.

4. How long after her hearing is Ginzburg arrested?
(a) One day.
(b) Several months.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Eight days.

5. What is Ginzburg told in the meeting?
(a) She is to be executed.
(b) She is to go work on a communal farm and teach there.
(c) She is expelled from the Communist Party.
(d) She is exonerated of all but three minor charges.