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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the guard who is comforted by Yakov's scripture readings?
(a) Mordaci.
(b) Kogin.
(c) Zhitnyak.
(d) Hasidim.

2. After the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov tells him he is a murderer, what does the other prisoner do?
(a) He humiliates Yakov.
(b) He beats Yakov.
(c) He vilifies Yakov.
(d) He laughs at Yakov.

3. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?
(a) A Torah.
(b) A Koran.
(c) A New Testament.
(d) A newspaper.

4. What does the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners offer to do for Yakov once the fat man is released from the prison?
(a) Mail a letter.
(b) Send for help.
(c) Smuggle in drugs.
(d) Pay for an attorney.

5. What does the guard who is comforted by Yakov's scripture readings refuse to give to Yakov?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A pencil and paper.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A Bible.

Short Answer Questions

1. When spring arrives, what is Yakov still lacking?

2. What is the name of the woman Yakov married?

3. What is omitted from the indictment that surprises Yakov?

4. After the warden delivers the indictment to Yakov, Yakov reads for a while, then has to put the papers down. When he picks them up again, what does Yakov briefly consider asking Kogin for?

5. According to the indictment, how many wounds are on Zhenia?

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