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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. For what does the prosecutor scold Yakov while the two men are meeting?
2. Yakov's visitor hands papers to Yakov during their visit. Who sends the papers with Yakov's visitor?
3. What does the person speaking to Yakov through his cell door share with Yakov about the speaker's son?
4. After his cell is searched in Chapter 7, Part 2, Yakov becomes despondent. What does Yakov find pleasure in thinking about?
5. When a newspaper writer reports all the factual details of the case, what does the government do?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
In the course of the novel, Yakov is involved with two very different women - Raisl and Zina.
a. Compare and contrast these two women. How are they alike? How are they different?
b. Describe the relationship that Yakov has with each of these women. How does Yakov benefit from each relationship? What struggles does Yakov go through as a result of each relationship?
c. Is Yakov better or worse off for having been with each of these women? Explain your reasoning.
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