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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Psalms.
(b) Laws.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Commandments.

2. When spring arrives, what is Yakov still lacking?
(a) Sufficient evidence to clear his name.
(b) A new blanket.
(c) An indictment.
(d) Firewood.

3. To what group does Nikolai belong?
(a) The Black Renegades.
(b) The Black Hundreds.
(c) The Black Knights.
(d) The Black Panthers.

4. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?
(a) Accept her father.
(b) Flee Russia.
(c) Have children.
(d) Move to Kiev.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What colors does Proshko say are the flames of the fire that Yakov is accused of setting?

2. As Yakov reflects on his time with Raisl, how does he characterize their early life together?

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

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

5. What is the name of the secret police member who introduces himself to Yakov as the man in charge of the investigation?

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