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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the patients is announced to have died during this portion of the story?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Vadim.
(d) Yefrem.

2. How old is Vadim when he comes to the ward, knowing that he only has months to live?
(a) 50.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 45.

3. What does the woman from #138 want from Dyomka after she learns about her breast?
(a) A hug.
(b) A promise to take care of her.
(c) Money.
(d) A kiss on her breast.

4. Someone wanted to throw Oleg out of the hospital because he was not from ________, according to his recollection.
(a) Russia.
(b) The government.
(c) Kazakhstan.
(d) The sickest group.

5. Who can read a little Latin, which allows him to decipher that one patient has an untreatable tumor?
(a) Vadim.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Yefrem.
(d) Oleg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the patients is told that she will need to have her breast cut off in order to be saved?

2. Who is the author of the short stories that Yefrem is reading, which causes Pavel to laugh?

3. What is the name of one of the ineffective doctors who talks to Lev as if Oleg is not there?

4. Vera is more concerned about ________, so she decides to spend more time with him than usual.

5. The men constantly think about how difficult it was for them to get ___________ to the cancer ward.

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