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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yakov and his visitor in Chapter 8, Part 4 first see each other, what do they do?
(a) Argue.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Stare.
(d) Cry.

2. After reading the indictment and the evidence against Yakov, what does the prosecutor also accuse Yakov of?
(a) Attempting to escape.
(b) Threatening the warden.
(c) Confessing in his sleep.
(d) Beating his guard.

3. When the warden finally delivers Yakov's indictment, how does Yakov describe the indictment?
(a) As dangerous.
(b) As truthful.
(c) As fantastical.
(d) As fiction.

4. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell and material is confiscated from Yakov, what is he given in return?
(a) Some newspaper clippings.
(b) Some Old Testament pages.
(c) Some Orthodox Jewish dogma.
(d) Some cookbook recipes.

5. In Yakov's visions, who is responsible for the murders he sees?
(a) The Black Hundreds.
(b) The Black Knights.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Black Renegades.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yakov happens upon an old injured Jewish man while returning from shopping, where does Yakov take the injured man?

2. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?

3. As the story begins, where is Yakov Bok?

4. Who finally confirms that Yakov is the "nameless Jew" arrested in Kiev to the people in the shtetl?

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

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