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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Part 3 | Chapter 6, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Yakov first find Nikolai?
(a) In a bar.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In an alley.
(d) In a snowbank.

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

3. When Bibikov comes to the prison to question Yakov, who does Bibikov believe is actually Yakov's greatest enemy?
(a) The colonel.
(b) The head guard.
(c) The warden.
(d) The prosecutor.

4. The boy's mother identifies Yakov as the man who chased her son. What does she say Yakov was chasing her son with?
(a) A knife.
(b) A brick.
(c) A gun.
(d) A bat.

5. As Yakov begins to think he's going mad, whose ghost does he see?
(a) Zhenia.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Gronfein.
(d) Shmuel.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov tells him he is a murderer, what does the other prisoner do?

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

3. One night, Yakov wakes up from a nightmare and realizes why he is so sick. Why?

4. What does the crowd see when the people finally stop running?

5. When Bibikov comes to the prison to question Yakov, who does Bibikov believe is actually responsible for Zhenia's murder?

(see the answer key)

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