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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Yakov do when he blacks out?
(a) Removes his clothing.
(b) Hits the wall.
(c) Shreds his cot.
(d) Paces his cell.

3. Yakov begins thinking many evil thoughts after he stops keeping track of the days. Who does Yakov think evil thoughts about?
(a) The prosecutor.
(b) The warden.
(c) The Tsar.
(d) The deputy warden.

4. One day, Yakov receives something from Marfa. What is it?
(a) Account information.
(b) A signed confession.
(c) A letter.
(d) A statement.

5. After receiving the information from Marfa, what is Yakov's initial reaction?
(a) Devastation.
(b) Disbelief.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Curiosity.

6. As Yakov envisions talking with the Tsar, what does Yakov imagine himself doing?
(a) Berating the Tsar.
(b) Arresting the Tsar.
(c) Shooting the Tsar.
(d) Beating the Tsar.

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

8. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell, Yakov is searched again. How many times has Yakov already been searched that day?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

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

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

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

12. What does the person speaking to Yakov through his cell door share with Yakov about the speaker's son?
(a) He has been tried.
(b) He has been married.
(c) He has been arrested.
(d) He has become a father.

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

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

15. When the warden learns of the unauthorized prison visit Yakov was allowed, who is arrested?
(a) Nikolai.
(b) Gronfein.
(c) Zhitnyak.
(d) Shmuel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Yakov's carriage arrives outside of the courthouse?

4. In Yakov's visions, who is responsible for the murders he sees?

5. In Yakov's visions, whom does he imagine himself having conversations with?

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