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

2. Who is the night nurse trying to get her work done, but there is too much work for her to do?
(a) Dontsova.
(b) Zoya.
(c) Vera.
(d) Alexa.

3. Pavel is ________ of his wife and of his station in life and is appalled by his treatment in the hospital.
(a) Bored.
(b) Ashamed.
(c) Belligerent.
(d) Proud.

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

5. Who can read a little Latin, which allows him to decipher that one patient has an untreatable tumor?
(a) Oleg.
(b) Vadim.
(c) Yefrem.
(d) Pavel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the patients is announced to have died during this portion of the story?

2. Where does Zoya invite Oleg to sit with her when she is on a break during her shift?

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

4. What does Vadim feel he has to contribute to the world during his short time on the planet?

5. What does Zoya tell Oleg not to take so that he can be able to maintain his virility when they have a chance to be together?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Yefrem consider to be a personal goal of his when he is in the cancer ward?

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

5. What does the orderly do though she has only completed a part of her job?

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

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

8. What does Pavel almost forget to tell his wife during their Sunday visit at the hospital?

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

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

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