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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. Who believes himself to be completely cured at this point of the story?

2. Lev says that a woman will keep a man from doing something ______ in his life.

3. Who does Oleg write a note telling them about the zoo and the animal who was abused?

4. How many years in prison was the truck driver's sentence when the loss in the truck was discovered?

5. On what day of the week is Oleg discharged from the hospital, free to go back to Ush-Terek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Pavel want to do now that he thinks he has been completely cured?

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

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

6. What happens because Dontsova is a doctor who is seeking medical testing and evaluation?

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

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

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

10. What are physicians and nurses not allowed to do with the patients, according to the text?

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

Oleg seems to be a bit of a playboy on the ward, falling in love with several women.

Part 1: Do you think a cancer ward is the best place for a person to find love?

Part 2: How do you think a person could create a healthy relationship in a hospital?

Part 3: Do you think patients should strike up relationships with their health care workers?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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