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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. 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 pen.
(b) A gun.
(c) A casket.
(d) The truth.

2. According to the boy's mother, what does Zhenia see when he looks in Yakov's apartment?
(a) Piles of money.
(b) A cache of weapons.
(c) Bottles of blood.
(d) Robes of a rabbi.

3. When Bibikov apologizes for the poor treatment Yakov is receiving, Yakov asks for only one thing. What is it?
(a) A pair of pants.
(b) A loaf of bread.
(c) A new blanket.
(d) A pair of shoes.

4. With nothing to do in his cell, Yakov pieces together bits of something that he recites in his cell. What does he piece together?
(a) Laws.
(b) Prayers.
(c) Commandments.
(d) Psalms.

5. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?
(a) A lifetime in solitary confinement.
(b) Twenty-five years in prison.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Ten years of hard labor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the sentence carried by the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?

2. According to what Proshko tells the secret police, what is Yakov responsible for?

3. Even though Yakov is desperately ill and not allowed access to the prison hospital, the prison doctor does tell him how to be cured. What is the doctor's advice?

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

5. Where does Yakov first find Nikolai?

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