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

2. After the warden delivers the indictment to Yakov, Yakov reads for a while, then has to put the papers down. When he picks them up again, what does Yakov briefly consider asking Kogin for?
(a) A pen.
(b) A dictionary.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A candle.

3. As Yakov runs around his cell screaming, who finally tells him to shut up?
(a) Kogin.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) The warden.
(d) The deputy warden.

4. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?
(a) A Koran.
(b) A Torah.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A New Testament.

5. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?
(a) Russian.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) German.
(d) Latvian.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Yakov react to Kiev?

2. According to Yakov, what does he believe the boy saw in Yakov's apartment?

3. According to Proshko's testimony, how does Yakov set the fire he is accused of starting?

4. What is the name of the guard who is comforted by Yakov's scripture readings?

5. What is the name of the prisoner who is arrested because he is holding a bunch of pamphlets?

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