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

2. The men constantly think about how difficult it was for them to get ___________ to the cancer ward.
(a) Moved.
(b) Released.
(c) Admitted.
(d) Money to go.

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

4. Which patient tells the surgeon that he is tired of the cutting and wants to be released?
(a) Pavel.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Yefrem.
(d) Vadim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the number of the ward that Pavel is directed to when he arrives at the hospital?

2. The nurse tells Kapa that there is no possibility for ___________ in the hospital, even though they might be more important than others.

3. During his dream, Pavel's _______ hurts, but he can not remember why this hurts at all.

4. What does Sibgator not have as a result of his condition, though other patients have one of these?

5. The surgeon tells Proshka that she will explain his _________ to him before his discharge from the cancer ward.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Zoya learn about the status of Oleg when they are talking in the doctor's lounge?

3. What is the physical symptom that Dontsova is experiencing though she does not tell anyone about it?

4. What does Pavel find out in the paper when he finally gets a chance to read it after Oleg is done?

5. Why does Sibgator decide that he wants to stand in the hallway instead of having a bed like everyone else in the ward?

6. When the new man and Dyomka are talking in the ward, what does one of the men say it is better to do than to die?

7. What does Kapa try to give to the nurse, though the nurse says that she cannot accept this from her?

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

9. Why is the administrative assistant Olympiada going to be away from the hospital for a few days?

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

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