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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message does Rubashov receive about what he should do when his trial is over?
(a) Find his wife
(b) Die in silence
(c) Move to Europe
(d) Kill No. 1

2. What does Rubashov want to ask the warden for when they arrive at his cell?
(a) An extra blanket
(b) Some coffee
(c) Paper to write a letter
(d) Wool socks

3. With what does the younger official bang on Rubashov’s door?
(a) A piece of wood
(b) A railroad spike
(c) His hand
(d) The butt of a pistol

4. What did Rubashov believe when he worked for the party as a boy?
(a) He would be where No. 1 is now.
(b) The Party would abolish the death penalty.
(c) All of his questions would be answered.
(d) The Party would end injustice.

5. What does Bill, a man Little Loewy and Rubashov meet, do for a living?
(a) He is a banker
(b) Writes articles for party magazines
(c) He is a dockworker
(d) Writes novels

Short Answer Questions

1. What is wrong with Ivanov’s bad leg?

2. What was Rubashov’s friends’ rationale for convincing him not to help Arlova?

3. What does Rubashov think about when he is thinking about suffering?

4. What does Ivanov call Rubashov’s accuser?

5. What right does Rubashov forgo concerning Kieffer?

(see the answer key)

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