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

2. What is the mother's name of the boy Yakov is accused of killing?
(a) Marfa.
(b) Darma.
(c) Marda.
(d) Farma.

3. One month after his arrest, Yakov is taken from the original prison to another location with priests and secret police members in tow. Where is Yakov taken?
(a) To his enemy's house.
(b) To the synagogue.
(c) To the stables.
(d) To the factory.

4. How long does the boy's mother wait before she reports her son as missing?
(a) One day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) One week.

5. When Nikolai offers Yakov another position after Yakov fixes up the apartment, what is the position that Nikolai offers to Yakov?
(a) A security guard.
(b) A foreman.
(c) A maintenance man.
(d) A bookkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does the boatman offer to ferry Yakov across the river?

2. What offense does Proshko accuse Yakov of when he gives his statement to the secret police?

3. When Yakov is taken back to prison, he is shown a book that some of the officials are developing. What is the book's topic?

4. Where does Yakov first find Nikolai?

5. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?

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