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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Grammatical Fiction.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When No. 402 proclaims the emperor, what does Rubashov say to him?
(a) I agree.
(b) Amen.
(c) Don’t say that so loud.
(d) The emperor is dead.

2. Why doesn’t Wassiij hear the prosecutor’s speech as it is read?
(a) He has left the room.
(b) He is daydreaming.
(c) He has fallen asleep.
(d) He has put a pillow over his head.

3. What happened to Hare-lip’s father?
(a) He moved to Belgium.
(b) He died of a long, extended illness.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He was executed.

4. What does Rubashov need in order to get cigarettes?
(a) Money
(b) A connection with the top prisoner
(c) Prison vouchers
(d) A visiting relative

5. What did Wassilij hide in his mattress?
(a) A Bible
(b) A picture of Lenin
(c) A new passport
(d) A gun

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wassilij turn his head away from the reader?

2. According to Rubashov, how much time has passed since he slept with a woman?

3. Who does the reader sign up to marry three weeks ago?

4. What does Hare-lip say Rubashov called Hare-lip’s father the last time they saw each other?

5. How many minutes were the prisoners not in isolation allowed to walk outside?

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