View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part 5 | Chapter 5, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Yakov in solitary confinement before Bibikov comes to question him again?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Twelve hours.
(d) Eight days.

2. What offense does Proshko accuse Yakov of when he gives his statement to the secret police?
(a) Murdering Nikolai's assistant.
(b) Smuggling drugs.
(c) Stealing from Nikolai.
(d) Helping the Jews.

3. 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 prosecutor and the colonel.
(c) The warden and the priest.
(d) The prosecutor and the warden.

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 violence.
(b) With threats.
(c) With chagrin.
(d) With laughter.

5. According to the prosecutor's theory, why does Yakov kill Zhenia?
(a) For something to do.
(b) To prevent Zhenia from going to the authorities.
(c) For ritual purposes.
(d) To hide Yakov's true identity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sentence carried by the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?

2. When a drunken guard accidentally leaves Yakov's cell door unlocked, Yakov ventures out and comes upon a hanged man. Who is the man?

3. What does Yakov decide not to reveal to the boatman?

4. What is the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 294 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample