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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 does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?
(a) Give his life over to God.
(b) Pray with Aksionov daily.
(c) Help Aksionov escape.
(d) Confess to killing the merchant.

2. Whom does Aksionov spend time with when he stops for the night on his way to the fair?
(a) A fellow merchant.
(b) His brother.
(c) A stranger.
(d) His old friend.

3. What book does Aksionov purchase with the money he makes in prison?
(a) The Holy Bible.
(b) Crime and Punishment.
(c) The Lives of Saints.
(d) War and Peace.

4. What is the name of the prisoner who comes from Vladimir, Aksionov’s hometown?
(a) Seymour Malkovich.
(b) Makar Semyonich.
(c) Makar Ivanov.
(d) Ivan Semyonich.

5. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
(a) He says it is not God’s will that he should tell.
(b) He asks to see the tunnel.
(c) He says that he dug the tunnel.
(d) He says it was Semyonich without a doubt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Aksionov’s wife plead with him to stay home at the beginning of the story?

2. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?

3. What trait of Aksionov does Tolstoy give as the reason he is liked by the prison authorities?

4. Who questions the prisoners about the tunnel that was found in the prison?

5. How is Aksionov punished before he is sent to the mines?

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