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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. Who advises Yakov to stay in the village and not venture on to Kiev?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Randolph.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Gronfein.

2. Who begins to visit Yakov's cell in the middle of winter in order to obtain body samples?
(a) The deputy warden.
(b) The warden.
(c) The head guard.
(d) The colonel.

3. How long does the boy's mother wait before she reports her son as missing?
(a) One week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) One day.

4. To what prison does the prosecutor send Yakov while Yakov is awaiting trials?
(a) Henrush prison.
(b) Kiev prison.
(c) Warsaw prison.
(d) Moscow prison.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to make Yakov appear like a Hasidic Jew, what does the Deputy Warden refuse to let Yakov do?

2. One day during the dreary Russian winter, Yakov loses his cool in his cell. What does he do?

3. As Yakov runs around his cell screaming, who finally tells him to shut up?

4. Where does Yakov pretend to be from when confronted by the boatman?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Yakov stop keeping track of the days?

2. When Yakov tells his visitor that he is being held in jail because he lied about his papers, how does the visitor respond?

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

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

5. As the man in charge of the investigation questions Yakov, why does Yakov begin to feign ignorance and not answer the man's questions?

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

7. When spring arrives, a visitor comes to the prison to comfort Yakov. What does the visitor tell Yakov he must do in order to be released from the prison?

8. When Yakov reaches the river, the boatman has to convince Yakov to accept the ferry ride. How does the boatman convince Yakov?

9. 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?

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

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