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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. Vera finds out that Oleg gets a ________ from Zoya every morning.

2. How many injections has Pavel had at this point of the story, though they are helping his tumor shrink?

3. Oleg leaves the hospital and takes the trolley into town, going to _________ while enjoying his freedom.

4. The idea of _______ socialism is something that Shulubin promotes when he is talking with Oleg about his past and the future.

5. What has Aviette brought for her father that were approved by the state?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation of the orderly with whom Oleg talks in the halls when he cannot sleep?

2. What happened when Oleg was assigned to the new place, exiled to live there forever by the government?

3. What does Oleg want to know about the hormone therapy that he is taking?

4. What happens when Oleg goes to visit Vera at her home once he is released?

5. What does Dontsova tell Vera to do when Oleg is given permission to go home?

6. What is supposed to be all the rage in Moscow, according to the surgeon?

7. What is happening with the treatment for Vadim according to the text in this chapter?

8. What happens during a smoke break in a private room after the rounds are completed?

9. Why is Dyomka moved out of the cancer ward at the beginning of this section?

10. What have Pavel and Oleg decided to do at this point of the story instead of argue with each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yefrem knows that he is fighting death and that he needs to do all he can while he is still alive.

Part 1: What is the value of life?

Part 2: How do you think you might react if you were given a short period to live?

Part 3: Why do you think people tend to create more personal goals as they come closer to death?

Essay Topic 2

The doctors and nurses have a no-nonsense attitude toward Pavel and his outbursts about how he is being treated.

Part 1: Why do you think Pavel wanted to report the care of the doctors and nurses?

Part 2: Do you think that Pavel has a case against the doctors and nurses? Why or why not?

Part 3: How do you think a doctor and nurse should treat a patient who might be dying?

Essay Topic 3

It is very difficult to get admitted to the cancer ward, according to the patients.

Part 1: Why do you think it's so difficult to get admitted to the cancer ward?

Part 2: What might you do if you were unable to get admitted to a cancer ward?

Part 3: Do you think that all patients should be admitted for cancer treatment?

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