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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Kapa tells Pavel she has received a letter from his ________ which brings Pavel bad news about the town.
(a) Brother.
(b) Friend.
(c) Sister.
(d) Mother.

2. Whose magic root needs to be poured out in order to avoid being found by the authorities?
(a) Yefrem's.
(b) Pavel's.
(c) No one's.
(d) Oleg's.

3. Vera allows people to assume she has a _________ since she feels it would be embarrassing to admit otherwise.
(a) License.
(b) Education.
(c) Medical degree.
(d) Husband.

4. During his dream, Pavel's _______ hurts, but he can not remember why this hurts at all.
(a) Arm.
(b) Neck.
(c) Stomach.
(d) Leg.

5. 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) Vadim.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Dyomka.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The men constantly think about how difficult it was for them to get ___________ to the cancer ward.

3. What does Pavel receive after he has had a chance to read the paper after Oleg reads it?

4. Who does Zoya enlist to help her with the administrative duties she needs to do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vera tell Pavel when he begins to get upset with the others in the room?

2. What does Ustinovna do when she is not smoking a cigarette, which shows that she is a heavy smoker?

3. Why has Zoya decided to wear a particular dress on the day that starts out this section of the book?

4. What is the advice that Oleg gives to Zoya when they are talking at the nurses station?

5. What is another way that Pavel decides to categorize the other patients in the ward with him, aside from the answer to #5?

6. What happens as a result of Pavel and his wife making a number of calls before Pavel is admitted to the cancer ward?

7. With what does Zoya ask Oleg to help her when she arrives at the hospital for her shift?

8. What does the new man say that life is for when Yefrem joins the conversation?

9. What does Pavel learn from his doctor when he asks about his health condition?

10. Why does Zoya have trouble getting her work done when she is on shift at the hospital?

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