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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When Pavel talks to his doctor about his condition, his doctor tells him that he does not have ___________.
(a) To worry about medication.
(b) Cancer.
(c) A chance.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. _________ is a very strong man, a construction worker who travels all over the Soviet Union to do the hardest work.
(a) Yefrem.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Dontsova.
(d) Pavel.

5. Pavel is an important man in the Soviet Union and he has a tumor on his _______ when he comes to the ward.
(a) Arm.
(b) Hand.
(c) Foot.
(d) Neck.

6. Where does Zoya invite Oleg to sit with her when she is on a break during her shift?
(a) Doctor's lounge.
(b) The womens bathroom.
(c) Nurses lounge.
(d) The courtyard.

7. Who comes with Kapa to drop Pavel off at the hospital when he is admitted to the cancer ward?
(a) Yuri.
(b) No one.
(c) Dymoka.
(d) An armed guard.

8. What does Oleg believe Zoya looks like when she takes off her nurse's cap?
(a) Teddy bear.
(b) His mother.
(c) An angel.
(d) Tiger.

9. Who looks at the patients with contempt and refuses to learn more about them?
(a) Dontsova.
(b) Zoya.
(c) Oleg.
(d) Pavel.

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

11. Pavel learns that Rodichev has been ________ and that he is now returning to the town.
(a) Cleared of all charges.
(b) Killed.
(c) Put into power once more.
(d) Rehabilitated.

12. The men constantly think about how difficult it was for them to get ___________ to the cancer ward.
(a) Admitted.
(b) Moved.
(c) Money to go.
(d) Released.

13. __________ is miserable and in pain when they are at the hospital for their treatment.
(a) Zoya.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Yuri.
(d) Kapa.

14. What does Oleg reveal to be his status in the country when he is speaking with Zoya after she gets off work?
(a) Administrative exile.
(b) Political exile.
(c) Criminal exile.
(d) Prisoner.

15. Vera learns there will be an ________ the next day so the hospital staff needs to put away anything that was not a part of what was issued to the hospital.
(a) Investigator.
(b) Intern.
(c) Interrogation.
(d) Inspection.

Short Answer Questions

1. It is revealed that Pavel is a(n) _____________ supervisor and was instrumental in having many people removed from the town.

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

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

4. Which of the patients is announced to have died during this portion of the story?

5. During his dream, Pavel's _______ hurts, but he can not remember why this hurts at all.

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