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

2. When the man in charge of the investigation denies Yakov's request for an attorney, what is Yakov told that he will need?
(a) A gun.
(b) The truth.
(c) A casket.
(d) A pen.

3. What is the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) Child molestation.
(b) Lying under oath.
(c) Murder.
(d) Living in a non-Jewish neighborhood.

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

5. Each day, Yakov does recitations in his cell that the guards can overhear. What language does Yakov recite in?
(a) Russian.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Latvian.
(d) Hebrew.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yakov see during his frequent hallucinations while in his cell?

2. What is the name of the secret police member who introduces himself to Yakov as the man in charge of the investigation?

3. What does Yakov's reading in Chapter 7, Part 3 do to his temperament?

4. Who does the person visiting Yakov sell beets to?

5. Who does Yakov turn to for an explanation about the missing item?

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