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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. Who ends up being able to visit Yakov in prison because he or she sold beets to the right person?
(a) Zina.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Raisl.

2. After he begins blacking out, what does Yakov find comfort in?
(a) The book of Proverbs.
(b) The book of Job.
(c) The book of Hosea.
(d) The book of Psalms.

3. When Yakov responds by pointing out something in the officials' book that he thinks resembles the prosecutor, how does the official respond?
(a) With laughter.
(b) With chagrin.
(c) With threats.
(d) With violence.

4. Who discovers what Yakov is doing and confiscates his materials?
(a) The deputy warden.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) Gronfein.
(d) Kogin.

5. As the story begins, where is Yakov Bok?
(a) In prison.
(b) In his bedroom.
(c) In his kitchen.
(d) In temple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the local anti-Semite group called?

2. While the visitor and Yakov are together, what story do the two men argue about?

3. When Yakov is taken to the infirmary, who does he learn has been shot for disobeying a guard?

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

5. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?

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