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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the guard who is comforted by Yakov's scripture readings refuse to give to Yakov?
(a) A Bible.
(b) Shoes.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A pencil and paper.

2. When a drunken guard accidentally leaves Yakov's cell door unlocked, Yakov ventures out and comes upon a hanged man. Who is the man?
(a) Gronfein.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Fetyukov.
(d) Shmuel.

3. What does the crowd see when the people finally stop running?
(a) A murdered dog.
(b) A murdered man.
(c) A murdered child.
(d) A murdered woman.

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

5. Each day, Yakov does recitations in his cell that the guards can overhear. What language does Yakov recite in?
(a) Russian.
(b) Latvian.
(c) Hebrew.
(d) Yiddish.

6. What is the sentence carried by the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) Three months in prison.
(b) One month in prison.
(c) One year in prison.
(d) Three years in prison.

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

8. What is the name of the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Siminic.
(c) Josiah.
(d) Fetyukov.

9. When Nikolai offers Yakov another position after Yakov fixes up the apartment, what is the position that Nikolai offers to Yakov?
(a) A maintenance man.
(b) A bookkeeper.
(c) A foreman.
(d) A security guard.

10. Who does Bibikov travel to see on Yakov's behalf in hopes of having Yakov's case dismissed?
(a) The Minister of Justice.
(b) The Minister of Defense.
(c) The Minister of State.
(d) The Minister of Law.

11. According to Yakov, what does he believe the boy saw in Yakov's apartment?
(a) A gun catalog.
(b) Raspberry jam.
(c) Monopoly money.
(d) His bathrobe.

12. What is the name of the secret police member who introduces himself to Yakov as the man in charge of the investigation?
(a) Fetyukov.
(b) Proshko.
(c) Zhenia.
(d) Bibikov.

13. Before going to join the running crowd, what does Yakov do?
(a) Clean his plate.
(b) Finish his prayer.
(c) Hide his money.
(d) Call for the guard.

14. While sitting in his cell reflecting on his circumstances, what does Yakov liken being Jewish to?
(a) A blessing.
(b) A burden.
(c) A curse.
(d) A family.

15. With nothing to do in his cell, Yakov pieces together bits of something that he recites in his cell. What does he piece together?
(a) Commandments.
(b) Laws.
(c) Psalms.
(d) Prayers.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the winter finally ends, Yakov is desperate to relieve his boredom. What does Yakov do?

2. One night, Yakov wakes up from a nightmare and realizes why he is so sick. Why?

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

4. As Yakov runs around his cell screaming, who finally tells him to shut up?

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

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