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

2. The nurse says there is no one to whom she could give the ________, even if she could take it from Pavel.
(a) Money.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Food.
(d) Book.

3. Vera remembers another patient just like Pavel who had accused her of trying to __________ him when he was in the ward.
(a) Poison.
(b) Kiss.
(c) Hit.
(d) Treat.

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

5. Where is Pavel during his long and strange dream that he has during his treatment?
(a) A hospital.
(b) His home.
(c) Long tube.
(d) A lake.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dontsova and Vera work for hours every day without any __________ for their efforts.

2. 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?

3. Zoya just wants a ________ to be her husband so that she can have a better life than her parents did.

4. The tumor that Pavel has prevents him from being able to ____________, which causes him to change the way he interacts with others.

5. Where is the cancer that Sibgator has, causing him to be in extreme pain most of the time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vera find in Oleg's cabinet before an inspection of the ward?

2. What is the only concession that Pavel is allowed when he is entered into the cancer ward along with the other patients?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Zoya break the rules with the other patients in the ward after Kostoglotov asks to see her books?

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

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

10. What does Oleg know about Vera, even though this does not stop him from being attracted to her?

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