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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Back in his cell after the indictment farce in court, what does Yakov compare his scenario to?
(a) Voodoo.
(b) A bad talisman.
(c) An evil curse.
(d) A black horse.

2. What does Yakov use to keep track of the days in his cell?
(a) Pen and paper.
(b) Sticks and splinters.
(c) Hash marks.
(d) Rocks and nails.

3. What is the original charge that the man in charge of the investigation will bring against Yakov?
(a) Murder.
(b) Child molestation.
(c) Lying under oath.
(d) Living in a non-Jewish neighborhood.

4. What colors does Proshko say are the flames of the fire that Yakov is accused of setting?
(a) Yellow and red.
(b) Yellow and green.
(c) Green and blue.
(d) Blue and yellow.

5. What does Yakov decide not to reveal to the boatman?
(a) That he has money.
(b) That he is royalty.
(c) That he is Jewish.
(d) That he is Russian.

6. 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) Chemistry.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Biology.
(d) Religion.

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

8. While sitting in his cell reflecting on his circumstances in Chapter 6, Part 9, how does Yakov feel about his fate?
(a) His fate saddens him.
(b) His fate excites him.
(c) His fate angers him.
(d) His fate nauseates him.

9. 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) Murdering Nikolai's assistant.
(d) Smuggling drugs.

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

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

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

13. Where does the running crowd finally stop?
(a) At a church.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a cave.
(d) At a burning house.

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

15. After the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov tells him he is a murderer, what does the other prisoner do?
(a) He beats Yakov.
(b) He laughs at Yakov.
(c) He humiliates Yakov.
(d) He vilifies Yakov.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Yakov responds by pointing out something in the officials' book that he thinks resembles the prosecutor, how does the official respond?

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

4. After Yakov has his revelation as to the cause of his sickness, what does Yakov refuse to do?

5. When Yakov is taken to the infirmary, who does he learn has been shot for disobeying a guard?

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