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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the name of the new attorney that will represent Yakov during the trial?
(a) Suslov-Yakov.
(b) Suslov-Orlosky.
(c) Suslov-Smirnov.
(d) Suslov-Trosky.

4. According to Marfa's information, who does the current theory insist put Yakov up to the crime?
(a) Jewish leaders.
(b) Christian leaders.
(c) Muslim leaders.
(d) Islamic leaders.

5. Who ends up being able to visit Yakov in prison because he or she sold beets to the right person?
(a) Shmuel.
(b) Raisl.
(c) Zina.
(d) Nikolai.

6. Who does Yakov see during his frequent hallucinations while in his cell?
(a) Raisl.
(b) Nikolai.
(c) Zhenia.
(d) Bibikov.

7. As Yakov is preparing to leave for his trial, what does the deputy warden insist must happen before Yakov leaves?
(a) His daily beating.
(b) His daily breakfast.
(c) His cell search.
(d) His cavity search.

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

9. Whose arrest and interrogation is included as a long section in the indictment?
(a) Marfa's.
(b) Zhitnyak's.
(c) Bibikov's.
(d) Gronfein's.

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

11. What does Yakov's new attorney warn Yakov to do while they await the trial?
(a) Prepare to win.
(b) Speak to no one.
(c) Regain his strength.
(d) Walk on eggshells.

12. Where does the person visiting Yakov encourage Yakov to look for salvation?
(a) The Koran.
(b) The New Testament.
(c) The Torah.
(d) The Old Testament.

13. While the visitor and Yakov are together in Chapter 7, Part 6, what does the visitor scold Yakov for?
(a) Defeat.
(b) Hope.
(c) Pride.
(d) Envy.

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

15. Whose death does Yakov tell his new attorney about?
(a) Bibikov's death.
(b) Zhenia's death.
(c) Shmuel's death.
(d) Zhitnyak's death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the warden learns of the unauthorized prison visit Yakov was allowed, who is arrested?

3. When the deputy warden tries to punish Yakov for throwing the item at him, who sticks up for Yakov?

4. What does Yakov use to dig at the concrete holding his chains in place?

5. When Yakov meets with his attorney, his attorney tells Yakov that someone has died. Who?

(see the answer keys)

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