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

2. What does Oleg believe Zoya looks like when she takes off her nurse's cap?
(a) His mother.
(b) Tiger.
(c) An angel.
(d) Teddy bear.

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

4. _________ is a very strong man, a construction worker who travels all over the Soviet Union to do the hardest work.
(a) Pavel.
(b) Dontsova.
(c) Yefrem.
(d) Oleg.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The nurse says there is no one to whom she could give the ________, even if she could take it from Pavel.

2. Where was Oleg first when he was diagnosed with cancer, though he was not told of his test results?

3. Pavel learns that Rodichev has been ________ and that he is now returning to the town.

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dontsova have far more radiation in her body than is healthy for a person to have?

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

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

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

5. What does Pavel do with the other patients in the ward since he does not want to learn their names when he sees them?

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. Why did Oleg come to the hospital in the first place, according to his conversation with others?

8. What is the title of the story that most intrigues Yefrem in the collection of stories he is reading?

9. Why is Pavel furious when Oleg takes the paper when it is delivered by a nurse?

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

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