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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While Yakov is being interrogated, two men arrive at the interrogation room and are invited inside. Who are these men?
(a) The colonel and the priest.
(b) The warden and the priest.
(c) The prosecutor and the colonel.
(d) The prosecutor and the warden.

2. When Yakov is taken to the infirmary, who does he learn has been shot for disobeying a guard?
(a) Shmuel.
(b) Fetyukov.
(c) Gronfein.
(d) Proshko.

3. While sitting in his cell reflecting on his circumstances in Chapter 6, Part 9, how does Yakov feel about his fate?
(a) His fate excites him.
(b) His fate saddens him.
(c) His fate angers him.
(d) His fate nauseates him.

4. When Yakov responds by pointing out something in the officials' book that he thinks resembles the prosecutor, how does the official respond?
(a) With chagrin.
(b) With violence.
(c) With threats.
(d) With laughter.

5. Before the secret police member leaves Yakov's cell, what does he leave behind with Yakov?
(a) A questionnaire.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A consent form.
(d) A confession form.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the days passed, the Russian officials kept waiting for Yakov to start something. What are they waiting for?

2. When the man in charge of the investigation denies Yakov's request for an attorney, what is Yakov told that he will need?

3. After he begins blacking out, what does Yakov find comfort in?

4. According to the prosecutor's theory, why does Yakov kill Zhenia?

5. When the author describes the wind rushing through Yakov's cell, what does he liken the wind to?

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