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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. Who discovers what Yakov is doing and confiscates his materials?
(a) Kogin.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) The deputy warden.
(d) Gronfein.

2. 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?
(a) A pen.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A candle.

3. When spring arrives, what is Yakov still lacking?
(a) Sufficient evidence to clear his name.
(b) Firewood.
(c) A new blanket.
(d) An indictment.

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) Pay for an attorney.
(b) Mail a letter.
(c) Send for help.
(d) Smuggle in drugs.

5. After the winter finally ends, Yakov is desperate to relieve his boredom. What does Yakov do?
(a) Writes letters to his ex-wife.
(b) Engages the guards in philosophical discussions.
(c) Makes pencils from the stove ashes.
(d) Opens one of the phylacteries.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners?

2. What is the name of the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov?

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

4. When the warden finally delivers Yakov's indictment, how does Yakov describe the indictment?

5. After reading the indictment, how does Yakov feel?

(see the answer key)

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