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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the running crowd finally stop?
2. What language is Yakov speaking exclusively since leaving the shtetl?
3. What is the name of the woman Yakov married?
4. In order to make Yakov appear like a Hasidic Jew, what does the Deputy Warden refuse to let Yakov do?
5. Who discovers what Yakov is doing and confiscates his materials?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. When Yakov is offered a pardon by the Tsar, why does Yakov refuse the pardon?
3. Based on the indictment the warden delivers to Yakov, why does Yakov think he may be freed when he finally goes to trial?
4. Why do the officials decide not to charge Yakov with sexual assault based on Zina's official testimony?
5. After refusing the pardon, Yakov decides that things are never truly as bad as they can get. Why does Yakov decide that?
6. Looking back on his marriage to Raisl, why does Yakov now believe that it was a mistake to marry Raisl?
7. How does Yakov try to refute the priest's claims that Jews need blood?
8. After Yakov is discovered digging at the concrete and becomes despondent, he finally realizes something that the officials want. What do the officials want?
9. Why is Yakov moved by the stories he reads about Jesus?
10. When Yakov is returned to prison and then meets with the prosecutor, the prosecutor offers him a lighter sentence in return for what?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Several people that Yakov has been in contact with provide damaging information against him to the police during the investigation of Zhenia's murder. Compare and contrast the following characters in terms of their personalities, their "testimony", and their motivations: Proshko, Zina, and Nikolai.
Essay Topic 2
The book is entitled, "The Fixer". Why does the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the struggles Yakov faces, the overarching political climate, and the determination of Yakov to keep busy while incarcerated?
Essay Topic 3
Throughout the course of the novel, Yakov has to deal with two very different authority figures. Compare and contrast the relationship Yakov has with Bibikov and the relationship Yakov has with the prosecutor. Then, compare and contrast the two men. How do these two relationships influence not only Yakov, but also the events that surround the crime and its investigation?
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