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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 tells Oleg that he should stay in the ward because she wants to _______ him, even though he is feeling better now.
(a) Cure.
(b) Ignore.
(c) Marry.
(d) Get to know.

2. The tumor that Pavel has prevents him from being able to ____________, which causes him to change the way he interacts with others.
(a) Move his body.
(b) Lift his arm.
(c) Turn from side to side.
(d) Smile.

3. Pavel and his wife claim to ______ people, but they do not want to be too close to them at the same time.
(a) Understand.
(b) Enjoy.
(c) Avoid.
(d) Love.

4. Who tells the women physicians that he is ready to go home, as he often tells them during his time on the ward?
(a) Vadim.
(b) Oleg.
(c) Dyomka.
(d) Pavel.

5. What does Zoya like to do when she is not actively helping patients on the ward or studying for school?
(a) Read romance novels.
(b) Embroider.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Watch TV.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Dontsova tell Oleg about his treatment, which is why he cannot leave just yet?

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

4. What is the nickname that is assigned to Kostoglotov by Pavel when Pavel first meets this person?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is another way that Pavel decides to categorize the other patients in the ward with him, aside from the answer to #5?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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