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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the warden delivers the indictment to Yakov, Yakov reads for a while, then has to put the papers down. When he picks them up again, what does Yakov briefly consider asking Kogin for?
(a) A dictionary.
(b) A candle.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A pen.

2. One day, Yakov awakens in his cell to find his possessions there, but something is missing. What is missing?
(a) His blanket.
(b) His furniture.
(c) His clothing.
(d) His stove.

3. How many times does Yakov's new attorney visit him in prison?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

4. What is the name of Yakov's attorney?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Dumbrowski.
(c) Ostrovsky.
(d) Kievski.

5. 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.

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

7. What does the speaker ask Yakov to do as he talks to Yakov through the closed cell door?
(a) Recite scripture.
(b) Sing psalms.
(c) Share his rations.
(d) Plan an escape.

8. When the warden finally delivers Yakov's indictment, how does Yakov describe the indictment?
(a) As dangerous.
(b) As truthful.
(c) As fiction.
(d) As fantastical.

9. What are the papers sent in with Yakov's visitor?
(a) A plan of defense.
(b) A new indictment.
(c) A newspaper account.
(d) A confession.

10. What does Yakov use to dig at the concrete holding his chains in place?
(a) A shoe.
(b) A needle.
(c) A knife.
(d) A spoon.

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

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

13. After he begins blacking out, what does Yakov find comfort in?
(a) The book of Proverbs.
(b) The book of Job.
(c) The book of Psalms.
(d) The book of Hosea.

14. In the new indictment brought to Yakov by the warden, what has been removed?
(a) The smuggling story.
(b) Nikolai's statement.
(c) Marfa's rantings.
(d) The molestation tale.

15. What does Yakov invite the prosecutor to do during their meeting?
(a) Shoot Yakov.
(b) Try his best.
(c) Leave Yakov's cell.
(d) Set Yakov free.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the person speaking to Yakov through his cell door offer to Yakov?

2. Whose arrest and interrogation is included as a long section in the indictment?

3. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell and material is confiscated from Yakov, what is he given in return?

4. 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?

5. What does Yakov's reading in Chapter 7, Part 3 do to his temperament?

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