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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. Oleg becomes depressed when he realizes that he cannot ________ anything that he wants.

2. What was missing from the truck when the truck driver returned from a blizzard?

3. What color is Dyomka when he gets out of surgery for his back?

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

5. What are doctors expecting Pavel to develop at any moment of his current treatment program?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens as soon as Dontsova goes into the house of Dr. Oreshchenkov?

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

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

4. Why were the Kadmins, friends of Oleg, exiled from their home as well in the past?

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

6. What does Dyomka's surgeon have to do immediately after the surgery at the start of this section?

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

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

9. What does Dyomka make Oleg promise to do when he is released from the ward?

10. Why has Dr. Oreshchenkov been jailed and punished many times during his medical career?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pavel and his wife claim to love people, but they do not want to be too close to them.

Part 1: Can you love a person without being close to them?

Part 2: How do you think Pavel and his wife define the idea of love in relation to others?

Part 3: Do you think that you can love people without wanting to be close to them?

Essay Topic 2

Zoya knows that she wants to have a better life than the one that her family has had.

Part 1: Do you think that all people want to have a better life than those who came before them?

Part 2: How do you think you could improve your life right now?

Part 3: Is it possible to always create a new life, one that is different from one's parents?

Essay Topic 3

Oleg loved being in Ush-Terek when he was exiled before coming to the cancer ward.

Part 1: Why do you think that Oleg was happy with being in exile?

Part 2: How do you think being in exile might impact a person's mental health?

Part 3: Do you think you would enjoy being in exile away from family and friends?

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