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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Yefrem is described as feeling his _______ receding as a part of the disease he is faced with in the story.
(a) Spirit.
(b) Memories.
(c) Connections.
(d) Family.

2. Dontsova is compared to a(n)on _________ which is overworked and overused, according to the text in the book.
(a) X-ray machine.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Book.
(d) Patient.

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

4. What does the nurse give to Pavel when he wakes up from his injection?
(a) Beer.
(b) Water.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Juice.

5. How does Zoya get to her job at the hospital ward, according to the story?
(a) A friend drives her.
(b) Trolley.
(c) By foot.
(d) Her car.

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

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

8. Who did Pavel put into a school as a result of sending away the child of the woman in the dream?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her.
(d) Her daughter.

9. What does Kostoglotov ask to borrow from Zoya when they are flirting together at the nurses station?
(a) A bottle of water.
(b) Medical textbook.
(c) Stethoscope.
(d) Cigarette.

10. What is Dontsova also trying to complete, though she doesn't seem to have the time for this assignment?
(a) Book.
(b) Case study.
(c) Thesis.
(d) Journal.

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

12. What does the nurse bring to the ward that Pavel wants to see before anyone else?
(a) Movie.
(b) Telegram.
(c) Paper.
(d) Notice.

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

14. Who tries to get the political trip canceled several times, but is unsuccessful in doing so?
(a) Zoya.
(b) Dontsova.
(c) Vera.
(d) Olympiada.

15. Dontsova tells Oleg that he should stay in the ward because she wants to _______ him, even though he is feeling better now.
(a) Ignore.
(b) Marry.
(c) Get to know.
(d) Cure.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chief surgeon in the cancer ward do which causes some to think she is not setting a good example?

2. 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.

3. Whose magic root needs to be poured out in order to avoid being found by the authorities?

4. Someone wanted to throw Oleg out of the hospital because he was not from ________, according to his recollection.

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

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