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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Yakov's visitor hands papers to Yakov during their visit. Who sends the papers with Yakov's visitor?
2. With what does the prosecutor threaten Yakov while the two men are meeting?
3. Sitting in his cell, someone begins talking to Yakov through his cell door. Who begins to talk to Yakov?
4. Why does the attorney believe that they have a chance to win at trial?
5. As Yakov is preparing to leave for his trial, what does the deputy warden insist must happen before Yakov leaves?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast how the character of Yakov Bok changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of Yakov's character when he is first introduced in the story, when Yakov leaves the shtetl, after Yakov receives his first indictment, and when the story ends. Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Nikolai character at the beginning of the book after Yakov saves his life. What is Nikolai's motivation? What drives him? Then, discuss this same character when he provides false testimony when questioned by the police about Yakov. What is Nikolai's motivation then? What is driving him? How do the events that happen between these two personalities change Nikolai's character from someone the reader likes - or perhaps feels sorry for - into a character the reader begins to hate? Who is Nikolai at the end of the story?
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