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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The other patients make fun of Pavel as they ask him why he is on the ___________ if he does not have cancer.
(a) Soviet medical plan.
(b) Cancer ward.
(c) Government.
(d) Medication.

2. What is Dontsova's excuse for not being able to finish a project on which she has been working for a long time?
(a) No time.
(b) No energy.
(c) Pain.
(d) She doesn't care about it anymore.

3. What does the patient in #56 realize that the surgeon's answer probably means for his case?
(a) He is going to get better soon.
(b) He is a goner.
(c) He is on the right path.
(d) He is cured.

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

5. What is the main physical symptom that Dontsova is suffering herself and that she knows is a sign of a serious problem?
(a) Stomach pain.
(b) Leg pain.
(c) Head pain.
(d) Arm pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dontsova travel to and from the hospital?

2. What is Pavel allowed to wear, which is the only concession in his stay at the hospital?

3. Who does Vera remember as being difficult even when he first started to stay in the cancer ward?

4. Where is Pavel during his long and strange dream that he has during his treatment?

5. On what day of the week does Pavel's wife come to see him in the cancer ward?

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