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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Part 1 | Chapter 5, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After fixing up the apartment, Nikolai offers Yakov another job. Where is the job located?
(a) At a trainyard.
(b) At a factory.
(c) At a shipyard.
(d) At a brickyard.

2. According to Yakov, what does he believe the boy saw in Yakov's apartment?
(a) Monopoly money.
(b) A gun catalog.
(c) His bathrobe.
(d) Raspberry jam.

3. What colors does Proshko say are the flames of the fire that Yakov is accused of setting?
(a) Green and blue.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Blue and yellow.
(d) Yellow and red.

4. Where does Yakov pretend to be from when confronted by the boatman?
(a) Poland.
(b) Latvia.
(c) Kiev.
(d) Germany.

5. What is the sentence carried by the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) Three months in prison.
(b) One year in prison.
(c) One month in prison.
(d) Three years in prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the boy's mother, what does Zhenia see when he looks in Yakov's apartment?

2. How does Yakov react to Kiev?

3. Before the secret police member leaves Yakov's cell, what does he leave behind with Yakov?

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

5. As Yakov roams Kiev, what does he try to pick up from the people of Kiev?

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