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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. How is Aksionov punished before he is sent to the mines?
(a) He is electrocuted.
(b) He is waterboarded.
(c) He is sent to solitary confinement for a week.
(d) He is flogged.

2. How many years does Aksionov spend in prison?
(a) 6.
(b) 26.
(c) 36.
(d) 16.

3. What does Aksionov notice from under one of the shelves one night while walking around the prison?
(a) A lighter.
(b) Some earth.
(c) A letter from Semyonich.
(d) A bible.

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

5. One night when Aksionov cannot sleep he sees Semyonich who tells him he has done what?
(a) Killed the guard so they can escape.
(b) Heard he was going to be released.
(c) Stolen money from other prisoners
(d) Dug a hole through which he can escape.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?

2. What book does Aksionov purchase with the money he makes in prison?

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

4. What is something Aksionov does NOT think of in bed the night he first met Semyonich?

5. What does the police officer tell Aksionov about the merchant he saw the night before?

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