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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. What does Yakov decide not to reveal to the boatman?
(a) That he has money.
(b) That he is Jewish.
(c) That he is Russian.
(d) That he is royalty.

2. As Yakov begins to think he's going mad, whose ghost does he see?
(a) Gronfein.
(b) Zhenia.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Bibikov.

3. As the story begins, where is Yakov Bok?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his kitchen.
(c) In prison.
(d) In temple.

4. Before the secret police member leaves Yakov's cell, what does he leave behind with Yakov?
(a) A consent form.
(b) A Bible.
(c) A confession form.
(d) A questionnaire.

5. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?
(a) Russian.
(b) Latvian.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) German.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who discovers what Yakov is doing and confiscates his materials?

2. When spring arrives, what is Yakov still lacking?

3. The boy's mother identifies Yakov as the man who chased her son. What does she say Yakov was chasing her son with?

4. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?

5. After the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov tells him he is a murderer, what does the other prisoner do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Bibikov's theory regarding Zhenia's murder.

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

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

4. According to the boatman who ferries Yakov across the river, how could all of Russia's problems be solved?

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

6. As Yakov imagines talking to the Tsar, how does Yakov answer the Tsar's question about whether Yakov has been taught anything by his suffering?

7. How does Yakov try to refute the priest's claims that Jews need blood?

8. As winter nears, Yakov hopes to be indicted. Why?

9. Even though Yakov keeps track of the days, he's not completely sure he's right. Why not?

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

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