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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who decides that Oleg should not see Vera so he is told that she is not there?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her roommates.
(d) Her mother.

2. Lev points out that birch tree fungus is all the rage in ________, according to the medical world.
(a) Kiev.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Leningrad.

3. Who believes himself to be completely cured at this point of the story?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Vadim.
(c) Dyomka.
(d) Oleg.

4. What does the doctor decide he wants to do for Dontsova after listening to her symptoms?
(a) Do nothing.
(b) Get an x-ray.
(c) Give her some medication to try.
(d) Wait a few months.

5. Who had a man she loved killed in the war, though she now loves Oleg?
(a) Vera.
(b) Aviette.
(c) Dontsova.
(d) Zoya.

6. Vera says that she must write a _________ of Oleg's illness before he can be discharged from the hospital.
(a) Note.
(b) Book.
(c) Prescription.
(d) Resume.

7. Dr. Oreshchenkov is a doctor who has been jailed a number of times because he wanted to have a _______________.
(a) Private practice.
(b) Bigger piece of land.
(c) Larger salary.
(d) Wife.

8. Vera finds out that Oleg gets a ________ from Zoya every morning.
(a) Cuddle.
(b) Pill.
(c) Rose.
(d) Shot.

9. Where does Dyomka want Oleg to go when he finally gets out of the hospital after he is treated?
(a) Woods.
(b) Library.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Zoo.

10. Which animal was removed from the cage when a visitor harmed them?
(a) Horse.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Elephant.

11. What is the reaction of the two women who were given the punishment they were given by Yuri for stealing?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Joy.

12. Who does Oleg recognize in the crowd at the train station so he makes sure he gets on the train last?
(a) Vera.
(b) Zoya.
(c) Bully.
(d) Pavel.

13. What are doctors expecting Pavel to develop at any moment of his current treatment program?
(a) Brain malaise.
(b) Secondary tumors.
(c) Tumor decay.
(d) Radiation sickness.

14. At the start of this section, who is walking the grounds of the hospital, remembering where he used to live?
(a) Dyomka.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Vadim.
(d) Pavel.

15. The deserter was released during ____________ time, but this did not mean the Kadmins were free to go.
(a) Winter.
(b) Amnesty.
(c) Cold war.
(d) War.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who disagrees with Aviette when she is talking with her father?

2. Who goes with the doctors on the rounds to see the patients during the day?

3. How many injections has Pavel had at this point of the story, though they are helping his tumor shrink?

4. What does Chaly offer to Pavel before they begin to talk about their lives in more detail?

5. Who is the surgeon that operates on Dyomka's back during the story, according to the text?

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