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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pavel assigns ________ to the other patients on the ward after they begin to make fun of him for thinking he doesn't have cancer.
(a) Nicknames.
(b) Ranks.
(c) Numbers.
(d) Colors.

2. The tumor that Pavel has prevents him from being able to ____________, which causes him to change the way he interacts with others.
(a) Lift his arm.
(b) Move his body.
(c) Turn from side to side.
(d) Smile.

3. Who is the author of the short stories that Yefrem is reading, which causes Pavel to laugh?
(a) Tolstoy.
(b) Blurga.
(c) Dostoevsky.
(d) Romanchekov.

4. Where was Oleg first when he was diagnosed with cancer, though he was not told of his test results?
(a) Field hospital.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) A school.
(d) Home.

5. What does Kapa attempt to give the nurse in order to help Pavel get better treatment than others?
(a) A different pillow.
(b) Clothing.
(c) A special badge.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kostoglotov ask to borrow from Zoya when they are flirting together at the nurses station?

2. Pavel is an important man in the Soviet Union and he has a tumor on his _______ when he comes to the ward.

3. Dontsova is a person who is committed to _______ her patients and to being everything she can be to everyone in her life.

4. Oleg tells Dontsova that he came to the hospital in order to have his ________ alleviated, according to his description of his history.

5. Vera tells Pavel that he can have a(n) _________ at 11:30am that day or he can choose to check out.

(see the answer key)

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