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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dontsova tell Oleg about his treatment, which is why he cannot leave just yet?
(a) It hasn't started.
(b) He isn't ready to go home.
(c) It's incomplete.
(d) It doesn't work.

3. Oleg feels very ______ when he is talking with Zoya openly and honestly.
(a) Alive.
(b) Bored.
(c) Antsy.
(d) Aroused.

4. Yefrem believes the men should be talking about what a man's ________ is for, instead of talking about other nonsense.
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Family.
(d) Life.

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

6. 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 cured.
(d) He is on the right path.

7. What does Vadim feel he has to contribute to the world during his short time on the planet?
(a) A scientific discovery.
(b) His smile.
(c) His laugh.
(d) Nothing.

8. Who tells the women physicians that he is ready to go home, as he often tells them during his time on the ward?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Dyomka.
(c) Vadim.
(d) Pavel.

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

10. Oleg tells Zoya she should move to the ________ of Kazakhstan when she gets her medical license.
(a) Suburb.
(b) Steppes.
(c) City.
(d) Slums.

11. On what day of the week does Pavel's wife come to see him in the cancer ward?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

12. Dontsova and Vera work for hours every day without any __________ for their efforts.
(a) Support.
(b) Appreciation.
(c) Promotion.
(d) Money.

13. Dontsova is concerned about patients who have experienced ____________, even as they were treated in other parts of their bodies.
(a) Insomnia.
(b) Infections.
(c) Radiation sickness.
(d) Cures.

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

15. 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) Medication.
(c) Cancer ward.
(d) Government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dontsova also trying to complete, though she doesn't seem to have the time for this assignment?

2. What does the nurse give to Pavel when he wakes up from his injection?

3. Pavel and his wife claim to ______ people, but they do not want to be too close to them at the same time.

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

5. Dontsova has had far more exposure to _________ than is healthy, which is why she is becoming ill herself.

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