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

2. Who begins to visit Yakov's cell in the middle of winter in order to obtain body samples?
(a) The warden.
(b) The head guard.
(c) The colonel.
(d) The deputy warden.

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

4. In order to make Yakov appear like a Hasidic Jew, what does the Deputy Warden refuse to let Yakov do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Get a haircut.
(c) Shave.
(d) Exercise.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Each day, Yakov does recitations in his cell that the guards can overhear. What language does Yakov recite in?

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

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

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