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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. As Yakov reflects on his time with Raisl, how does he characterize their early life together?
(a) As happy and simple.
(b) As happy and poor.
(c) As poor and hard.
(d) As hard and simple.

3. When the warden brings Yakov a new indictment, what is Yakov being charged as?
(a) A ritual murderer.
(b) An embezzler.
(c) A child molester.
(d) A Hasidic Jew.

4. As Yakov roams Kiev, what does he try to pick up from the people of Kiev?
(a) Their possessions.
(b) Their customs.
(c) Their priorities.
(d) Their language.

5. As the days passed, the Russian officials kept waiting for Yakov to start something. What are they waiting for?
(a) Yakov's prayers.
(b) Yakov's madness.
(c) Yakov's period.
(d) Yakov's violence.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers what Yakov is doing and confiscates his materials?

2. Who begins to visit Yakov's cell in the middle of winter in order to obtain body samples?

3. At night, Yakov has dreams of Shmuel. In his dreams, where is Shmuel?

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

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

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