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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Rubashov paces his cell, what does he wonder about No. 1 ?
(a) Whether anyone can kill No. 1
(b) What No. 1 might be doing at the moment
(c) What goes on inside No. 1’s brain
(d) Whether No. 1 ever really believed the party line

2. What book does No. 1 keep on his desk at all times?
(a) Justice Poetics
(b) The Communist Manifesto
(c) The Prince
(d) Spartan and Liberty

3. Ivanov believes that he is what kind of person? What kind of person does Ivanov believe Gletkin to be?
(a) Gletkin is a cynic and Ivanov is a moralist
(b) Ivanov is a "by the books" and Gletkin is spontaneous.
(c) Ivanov is a cynic and Ivanov is a moralist.
(d) Gletkin is a stoic and Ivanov is soft

4. What relative of Arlova’s was arrested over there?
(a) Her brother
(b) Her sister
(c) Her mother
(d) Her father

5. What makes Rubashov think the games are played too well in the Trade delegation?
(a) The diplomats wear American suits
(b) The diplomats speak French
(c) It is almost impossible to separate appearance from reality
(d) It is possible to choose who is going to what country from appearance

Short Answer Questions

1. What message does Rubashov receive about what he should do when his trial is over?

2. What job did Rubashov hold?

3. About how long does it take to travel to the prison from Rubashov’s home?

4. What kind of stories did the prisoner in cell 402 often tell?

5. Who reads the newspaper to Vassilij?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rubashov do after he is told he will get no breakfast?

2. Why does Rubashov feel guilty about Arlova’s death?

3. What does Rubashov daydream about on his seventh day in prison?

4. What is Rubashov’s relationship to Arlova and what happens to her?

5. What book does Rubashov say No. 1 has sitting on his desk at all times? Why does No. 1 have the book?

6. What is Rubashov’s flashback about after he is told he will get no breakfast?

7. What does Little Loewy tell Rubashov about Loewy’s life?

8. Why does Rubashov think he is unable to hate No. 1?

9. What does Gletkin consider to be the best methods for getting confessions out of prisoners? Why does he feel this way?

10. How does Rubashov prepare for his first interrogation when he thinks they may use the steambath on him?

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