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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” pp. 112-117 .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?
(a) They tell them he committed murder.
(b) They tell them he will not say why he is there.
(c) They tell them someone killed a merchant and hid his knife among Aksionov’s things.
(d) They tell them he robbed the innkeeper.

2. What is found in Aksionov’s luggage?
(a) A gun.
(b) A rope.
(c) A blood-stained knife.
(d) Gloves.

3. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?
(a) That Semyonich has cuts on his hand and head.
(b) A tool used for digging.
(c) That someone had emptied some earth from his boots.
(d) That someone had escaped.

4. What does Aksionov try to do day and night after meeting Semyonich, but it brings him no peace?
(a) Read.
(b) Pray.
(c) Play guitar.
(d) Write.

5. What does Aksionov tell the officer regarding what they found in his luggage?
(a) It is not his.
(b) It is his.
(c) It is his wife’s.
(d) He killed the merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the officers and soldier do with Aksionov’s luggage after telling him about the merchant?

2. What is the name of the prisoner who comes from Vladimir, Aksionov’s hometown?

3. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?

4. What does Semyonich say that makes Aksionov certain it was he who committed the crime?

5. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?

(see the answer key)

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