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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. Oleg tells Dontsova that he came to the hospital in order to have his ________ alleviated, according to his description of his history.
(a) Pain.
(b) Scars.
(c) Depression.
(d) Tumor.

2. What is the main physical symptom that Dontsova is suffering herself and that she knows is a sign of a serious problem?
(a) Arm pain.
(b) Leg pain.
(c) Stomach pain.
(d) Head pain.

3. To whom does Pavel say he will report the woman physicians because he is angry with his treatment?
(a) The president.
(b) The authorities.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

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

5. Dontsova has had far more exposure to _________ than is healthy, which is why she is becoming ill herself.
(a) Radiation.
(b) Medication.
(c) Water.
(d) Cleaning products.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the night nurse trying to get her work done, but there is too much work for her to do?

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

3. 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?

4. What does the patient in #56 realize that the surgeon's answer probably means for his case?

5. How does Zoya get to her job at the hospital ward, according to the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the head man want to throw Oleg out of the hospital during the inspection?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is the secret that Vera has been keeping, one that others assume is not the truth and she does not correct them?

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

10. 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?

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