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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the warden brings Yakov a new indictment, what is Yakov being charged as?
(a) A child molester.
(b) A Hasidic Jew.
(c) An embezzler.
(d) A ritual murderer.

2. Through what she sends to Yakov in prison, what new crime does Marfa accuse Yakov of?
(a) Theft.
(b) Rape.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Molestation.

3. When the deputy warden tries to punish Yakov for throwing the item at him, who sticks up for Yakov?
(a) The warden.
(b) Berezhinsky.
(c) Ostrovsky.
(d) Kogin.

4. What do the guards do when Yakov refuses the pardon he is offered?
(a) Pour urine on his head.
(b) Refuse to feed him.
(c) Refuse to light the stove.
(d) Chain him to the bed.

5. When the guards discover Yakov digging at the concrete holding his chains in place, what do they find when they search his cell?
(a) A book.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A knife.
(d) A needle.

6. After he begins blacking out, who does Yakov find himself thinking of often?
(a) Raisl.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Zhenia.

7. Which of Yakov's behaviors in prison does the new indictment describe?
(a) His sleeping habits.
(b) His exercise habits.
(c) His worship habits.
(d) His eating habits.

8. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell, what is confiscated from Yakov?
(a) His New Testament.
(b) His prayer shawl.
(c) His Torah.
(d) The phylacteries.

9. Yakov's visitor hands papers to Yakov during their visit. Who sends the papers with Yakov's visitor?
(a) The prosecutor.
(b) The warden.
(c) The defense attorney.
(d) The rabbi.

10. As Yakov prepares to go to trial, what does he see in his visions?
(a) Dead rats.
(b) Dead prisoners.
(c) Dead soldiers.
(d) Dead horses.

11. After Yakov's visitor tells him what is required in order for Yakov do be released from prison, how does Yakov respond?
(a) He threatens the visitor.
(b) He questions the visitor's motives.
(c) He puts on the prayer shawl.
(d) He insists the visitor leave his cell.

12. What does the person speaking to Yakov through his cell door offer to Yakov?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Candy.
(c) Meat.
(d) News.

13. What does Yakov's reading in Chapter 7, Part 3 do to his temperament?
(a) Excite Yakov.
(b) Depress Yakov.
(c) Fuel Yakov's curiosity.
(d) Fuel Yakov's rage.

14. After his cell is searched in Chapter 7, Part 2, Yakov becomes despondent. What does Yakov find pleasure in thinking about?
(a) Spring.
(b) Raisl.
(c) Death.
(d) Freedom.

15. On the envelope containing the papers brought to Yakov by his visitor, he writes a message. What language is the message on the envelope in?
(a) Yiddish.
(b) Latvian.
(c) Russian.
(d) English.

Short Answer Questions

1. After receiving the new indictment, Yakov sees a newspaper headline on the papers brought to him as toilet tissue. What does the headline read?

2. Who does Yakov turn to for an explanation about the missing item?

3. According to new facts that are being learned about Zhenia's death, who is being further implicated in Zhenia's death?

4. One day, Yakov receives something from Marfa. What is it?

5. Through what she sends to Yakov in prison, what does Marfa urge Yakov to do?

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