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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Whose death does Yakov tell his new attorney about?
2. Why does the attorney believe that they have a chance to win at trial?
3. What does the person speaking to Yakov through his cell door share with Yakov about the speaker's son?
4. For what does the prosecutor scold Yakov while the two men are meeting?
5. After Yakov's visitor runs screaming from his cell, what is confiscated from Yakov?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
After arriving at the cave, both Bibikov and the colonel see roads leading away from the cave. Describe each of these roads and the reaction of each of these two characters upon seeing the roads. Then, compare and contrast these two characters using their reactions as the starting point for a larger discussion about how these two characters are different.
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
Compare and contrast the warden with the deputy warden.
a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?
b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?
c. Only one of these characters survives the story. Is the deputy warden's death a result of his own doing or a result of dumb luck? Is the warden's survival a result of his own doing or a result of dumb luck? Support your reasoning for both.
d. Looking forward, how might Yakov's incarceration and subsequent trial have affected each of these men as they moved forward with their lives? Would they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.
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