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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Part 7 | Chapter 6, Part 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who performs the total body and cavity searches that Yakov is subjected to?
(a) The deputy warden.
(b) The head guard.
(c) The colonel.
(d) The warden.

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

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

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

5. As Yakov reflects on his time with Raisl, what does Yakov remember convincing Raisl is okay?
(a) Teasing the rabbi.
(b) Premarital sex.
(c) Skipping synagogue.
(d) Missing evening prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the local anti-Semite group accuse of committing the murder?

2. When Yakov is being shown the officials' book, what do the officials point out in the book that resembles Yakov?

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

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

5. What is the name of the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners?

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