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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who advises Yakov to stay in the village and not venture on to Kiev?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Gronfein.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Shmuel.

2. When one of the guards takes pity on Yakov, what does Yakov suddenly have?
(a) A new blanket.
(b) Visitors.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Meat.

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

4. As Yakov roams Kiev, what does he try to pick up from the people of Kiev?
(a) Their customs.
(b) Their language.
(c) Their possessions.
(d) Their priorities.

5. Who performs the total body and cavity searches that Yakov is subjected to?
(a) The warden.
(b) The deputy warden.
(c) The head guard.
(d) The colonel.

6. While Yakov is being interrogated, two men arrive at the interrogation room and are invited inside. Who are these men?
(a) The colonel and the priest.
(b) The prosecutor and the colonel.
(c) The warden and the priest.
(d) The prosecutor and the warden.

7. One night, Yakov wakes up from a nightmare and realizes why he is so sick. Why?
(a) He is being poisoned.
(b) He is dying.
(c) He is continually chilled.
(d) He is being tested.

8. 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) Shmuel.
(c) Fetyukov.
(d) Bibikov.

9. As Chapter 6, Part 5 begins, Yakov is thinking through all of the things he studied before he was incarcerated. What is he NOT thinking about?
(a) Religion.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Chemistry.

10. When Yakov responds by pointing out something in the officials' book that he thinks resembles the prosecutor, how does the official respond?
(a) With violence.
(b) With laughter.
(c) With threats.
(d) With chagrin.

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

12. When the author describes the wind rushing through Yakov's cell, what does he liken the wind to?
(a) A cold finger.
(b) A rushing torrent.
(c) An evil bird.
(d) An evil curse.

13. What offense does Proshko accuse Yakov of when he gives his statement to the secret police?
(a) Helping the Jews.
(b) Smuggling drugs.
(c) Murdering Nikolai's assistant.
(d) Stealing from Nikolai.

14. Who does the local anti-Semite group accuse of committing the murder?
(a) A Hindu.
(b) A Christian.
(c) A Jew.
(d) A Muslim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Yakov first find Nikolai?

2. What is Yakov given in order that he can have something to do?

3. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?

4. The boy's mother identifies Yakov as the man who chased her son. What does she say Yakov was chasing her son with?

5. What does the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners offer to do for Yakov once the fat man is released from the prison?

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