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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. Pavel is an important man in the Soviet Union and he has a tumor on his _______ when he comes to the ward.
(a) Hand.
(b) Neck.
(c) Arm.
(d) Foot.

2. Who does Vera remember as being difficult even when he first started to stay in the cancer ward?
(a) Vadim.
(b) Olympiada.
(c) Kosto.
(d) Oleg.

3. What does the nurse bring to the ward that Pavel wants to see before anyone else?
(a) Movie.
(b) Paper.
(c) Notice.
(d) Telegram.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Dyomka and the new man are talking about _________ when this particular chapter begins.

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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