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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yakov meets with his attorney, his attorney tells Yakov that someone has died. Who?
(a) Zina.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Raisl.
(d) Shmuel.

2. What is on the pages that Yakov has been given?
(a) Bloodstains.
(b) Food stains.
(c) Fecal material.
(d) Threats.

3. How does Yakov react to the prosecutor's threats?
(a) Yakov punches the prosecutor.
(b) Yakov screams at the prosecutor.
(c) Yakov throws the prosecutor out of his cell.
(d) Yakov calmly asks for a trial.

4. With what does the prosecutor threaten Yakov while the two men are meeting?
(a) A Jewish massacre.
(b) New charges being added.
(c) A trial postponement.
(d) A body cavity search.

5. How does Yakov's new guard periodically amuse himself?
(a) By throwing onions at Yakov.
(b) By yelling insults at Yakov.
(c) By refusing to feed Yakov.
(d) By pretending to shoot Yakov.

6. Sitting in his cell, someone begins talking to Yakov through his cell door. Who begins to talk to Yakov?
(a) Gronfein.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) Kogin.
(d) Shmuel.

7. When Yakov and his visitor in Chapter 8, Part 4 first see each other, what do they do?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Argue.
(c) Stare.
(d) Cry.

8. As Yakov envisions talking with the Tsar, what is one topic the two men do NOT discuss?
(a) Fatherhood.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Politics.
(d) The power of gossip.

9. Why does the attorney believe that they have a chance to win at trial?
(a) The facts are conclusive.
(b) There will be a jury.
(c) Witnesses can't lie.
(d) The case against Yakov is unproven.

10. Through what she sends to Yakov in prison, what does Marfa urge Yakov to do?
(a) Confess.
(b) Repent.
(c) Escape.
(d) Pray.

11. For what does the prosecutor scold Yakov while the two men are meeting?
(a) Insolence.
(b) Violence.
(c) Provocation.
(d) Humor.

12. How long has Yakov's visitor in Chapter 8, Part 4 been begging to see him?
(a) Over one year.
(b) Over three months.
(c) Over six months.
(d) Over nine months.

13. As Yakov envisions talking with the Tsar, what does Yakov accuse the Tsar of?
(a) Hate crimes.
(b) Evil plots.
(c) Faking evidence.
(d) Inciting riots.

14. When spring arrives, who comes to the prison to comfort Yakov?
(a) A priest.
(b) Shmuel.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) Raisl.

15. As the story ends, what does Yakov conclude?
(a) Liberty is worth fighting for.
(b) Religion is worth fighting for.
(c) Fairness is worth fighting for.
(d) The truth is worth fighting for.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Yakov throws something at the deputy warden, what does the deputy warden say that Yakov's act allows the deputy warden to do?

2. One day, Yakov awakens in his cell to find his possessions there, but something is missing. What is missing?

3. Whose death does Yakov tell his new attorney about?

4. How many times does Yakov's new attorney visit him in prison?

5. What does the speaker ask Yakov to do as he talks to Yakov through the closed cell door?

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