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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to make Yakov appear like a Hasidic Jew, what does the Deputy Warden refuse to let Yakov do?
(a) Eat.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Get a haircut.
(d) Shave.

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

3. To what prison does the prosecutor send Yakov while Yakov is awaiting trials?
(a) Kiev prison.
(b) Warsaw prison.
(c) Henrush prison.
(d) Moscow prison.

4. When Yakov is being shown the officials' book, what do the officials point out in the book that resembles Yakov?
(a) An ear curl.
(b) A nose.
(c) A wizard.
(d) An earlobe.

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

6. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?
(a) Flee Russia.
(b) Move to Kiev.
(c) Have children.
(d) Accept her father.

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

8. 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.

9. 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?
(a) Smuggle in drugs.
(b) Pay for an attorney.
(c) Send for help.
(d) Mail a letter.

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

11. 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) Fetyukov.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Gronfein.

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

13. In Chapter 6, Part 4, what is the name of the guard who is on Yakov's side?
(a) Zhitnyak.
(b) Shenzen.
(c) Deuliv.
(d) Gronfein.

14. What is the name of the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners?
(a) Shmuel.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Randolph.
(d) Gronfein.

15. As Yakov is being transported to court for his indictment, what does he fantasize about while riding on the trolley?
(a) Escaping from his captors.
(b) Being freed.
(c) Speaking to an attorney.
(d) Killing the onlookers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the story begins, where is Yakov Bok?

2. What is the mother's name of the boy Yakov is accused of killing?

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

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

5. After the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov tells him he is a murderer, what does the other prisoner do?

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