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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dontsova also trying to complete, though she doesn't seem to have the time for this assignment?

2. What does Pavel want his wife to research when she goes back home from the hospital?

3. Vera remembers another patient just like Pavel who had accused her of trying to __________ him when he was in the ward.

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

5. The other patients make fun of Pavel as they ask him why he is on the ___________ if he does not have cancer.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pavel is concerned about his daughter becoming a writer, thinking that she might be better off doing something else.

Part 1: Why do you think that Pavel is concerned about his child becoming a writer?

Part 2: How do you think Aviette's life would change if she became a writer?

Part 3: Why do you think parents have troubles with not being able to control the actions of their children?

Essay Topic 2

Pavel believes he's the only one who understands what's going on in the world.

Part 1: Why do you think Pavel thinks so little of everyone else?

Part 2: Do you think that Pavel is reasonable in the way that he judges others?

Part 3: How are Pavel's judgments affecting his life and his health?

Essay Topic 3

Zoya is a nurse who has too many patients and not enough support to help them all as much as they need to be helped.

Part 1: Why do you think a hospital would employ fewer nurses than they need?

Part 2: How do you think the care of patients is affected by not having enough nurses available?

Part 3: Do you think that Zoya and other nurses are working as hard as they could to cover the extra patients?

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