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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. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell, Yakov is searched again. How many times has Yakov already been searched that day?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Six.

2. How much money does Nikolai offer to Yakov if Yakov will fix up an apartment that Nikolai owns?
(a) 60 rubles.
(b) 40 rubles.
(c) 100 rubles.
(d) 25 rubles.

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

4. The boy's mother identifies Yakov as the man who chased her son. What does she say Yakov was chasing her son with?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bat.
(c) A knife.
(d) A brick.

5. What does Yakov use to keep track of the days in his cell?
(a) Rocks and nails.
(b) Sticks and splinters.
(c) Pen and paper.
(d) Hash marks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who advises Yakov to stay in the village and not venture on to Kiev?

2. According to the boy's mother, what does Zhenia see when he looks in Yakov's apartment?

3. After he begins blacking out, who does Yakov find himself thinking of often?

4. When spring arrives, who comes to the prison to comfort Yakov?

5. When Yakov envisions himself wresting with the Tsar, they continue to wrestle until the Tsar declares himself to be __________________.

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