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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Pavel allowed to wear, which is the only concession in his stay at the hospital?
(a) A hat.
(b) His socks from home.
(c) Pajamas.
(d) Special badge.

2. Nellya is a(n) _________ who only does a part of her job, choosing instead to take a nap in the middle of her shift.
(a) Orderly.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Dietician.

3. What does Zoya like to do when she is not actively helping patients on the ward or studying for school?
(a) Embroider.
(b) Read romance novels.
(c) Watch TV.
(d) Sleep.

4. Dyomka and the new man are talking about _________ when this particular chapter begins.
(a) Sins.
(b) Past lives.
(c) Their wives.
(d) Their military records.

5. Where is the cancer that Sibgator has, causing him to be in extreme pain most of the time?
(a) His arm.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His neck.
(d) His back.

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

7. Who does Vera remember as being difficult even when he first started to stay in the cancer ward?
(a) Kosto.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Olympiada.
(d) Vadim.

8. The nurse says there is no one to whom she could give the ________, even if she could take it from Pavel.
(a) Clothing.
(b) Book.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

9. 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.

10. Zoya just wants a ________ to be her husband so that she can have a better life than her parents did.
(a) Rich man.
(b) Good man.
(c) Strong man.
(d) Powerful man.

11. What does Sibgator not have as a result of his condition, though other patients have one of these?
(a) Bedpan.
(b) Bed.
(c) Light.
(d) Book.

12. Dontsova has had far more exposure to _________ than is healthy, which is why she is becoming ill herself.
(a) Water.
(b) Radiation.
(c) Medication.
(d) Cleaning products.

13. What are Oleg and Zoya filling up in the supply room when they suddenly begin kissing each other?
(a) Medication.
(b) Bandages.
(c) Saline bags.
(d) Oxygen.

14. 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) Inspection.
(b) Investigator.
(c) Intern.
(d) Interrogation.

15. How does Dontsova travel to and from the hospital?
(a) Bus.
(b) Train.
(c) By foot.
(d) Car.

Short Answer 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.

2. The other patients make fun of Pavel as they ask him why he is on the ___________ if he does not have cancer.

3. What is the main physical symptom that Dontsova is suffering herself and that she knows is a sign of a serious problem?

4. _________ is a very strong man, a construction worker who travels all over the Soviet Union to do the hardest work.

5. Who looks at the patients with contempt and refuses to learn more about them?

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