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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One night, Yakov wakes up from a nightmare and realizes why he is so sick. Why?
(a) He is continually chilled.
(b) He is being tested.
(c) He is being poisoned.
(d) He is dying.

2. To what group does Nikolai belong?
(a) The Black Renegades.
(b) The Black Hundreds.
(c) The Black Knights.
(d) The Black Panthers.

3. What is the name of the secret police member who introduces himself to Yakov as the man in charge of the investigation?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Proshko.
(c) Zhenia.
(d) Fetyukov.

4. How does Yakov react to Kiev?
(a) He is awed by the city.
(b) He is dismayed by the city.
(c) He is horrified by the city.
(d) He is intrigued by the city.

5. When Bibikov comes to the prison to question Yakov, who does Bibikov believe is actually Yakov's greatest enemy?
(a) The prosecutor.
(b) The colonel.
(c) The head guard.
(d) The warden.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?

2. What is the name of the secret society that the prosecutor accuses Yakov of belonging to?

3. What does Yakov decide not to reveal to the boatman?

4. As the days passed, the Russian officials kept waiting for Yakov to start something. What are they waiting for?

5. When Nikolai offers Yakov another position after Yakov fixes up the apartment, what is the position that Nikolai offers to Yakov?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Marfa accuse Yakov of running a smuggling trade route?

2. Why do the officials decide not to charge Yakov with sexual assault based on Zina's official testimony?

3. Why does Yakov suspect that the prosecutor has included the tales of molestation in the indictment?

4. After Yakov is discovered digging at the concrete and becomes despondent, he finally realizes something that the officials want. What do the officials want?

5. As spring continues on, Yakov is no longer allowed to make his trips to the kitchen. Why?

6. Why doesn't Yakov want the authorities to win if he should happen to die a "nameless Jew"?

7. After Yakov's chains are removed and he is waiting to meet with his new attorney, what is Yakov wondering about?

8. When spring arrives, a visitor comes to the prison to comfort Yakov. Why does the visitor come?

9. When Yakov is returned to prison and then meets with the prosecutor, the prosecutor offers him a deal. Why does Yakov refuse the prosecutor's deal?

10. Why does Yakov steel himself to live instead of wanting to die?

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