1. Where does the person visiting Yakov encourage Yakov to look for salvation?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) The New Testament.
(c) The Koran.
(d) The Torah.

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

3. How much money does the boatman offer to ferry Yakov across the river?
(a) 7 rubles.
(b) 3 rubles.
(c) 1 ruble.
(d) 5 rubles.

4. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?
(a) Ten years of hard labor.
(b) A lifetime in solitary confinement.
(c) The death penalty.
(d) Twenty-five years in prison.

5. What is the name of the secret society that the prosecutor accuses Yakov of belonging to?
(a) The Jewish Klan.
(b) The Jewish Kahal.
(c) The Black Panthers.
(d) The Black Hundreds.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to Marfa's information, who does the current theory insist put Yakov up to the crime?

3. When a newspaper writer reports all the factual details of the case, what does the government do?

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

5. With what does the prosecutor threaten Yakov while the two men are meeting?

(see the answer key)

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