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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. Who does Aksionov’s wife tell him she has already petitioned to try to get him out?
(a) The church.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The police officer who arrested him.
(d) The Czar.

2. What does Aksionov do while drinking tea at the inn where he stopped to rest?
(a) Plays his guitar.
(b) Writes to his wife.
(c) Tries to sell his goods.
(d) Plays cards.

3. What does the new prisoner tell Aksionov of his family?
(a) They are poor.
(b) They moved to America.
(c) They are rich.
(d) He has never heard of them.

4. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?
(a) The Governor.
(b) A guard.
(c) Semyonich.
(d) A rat.

5. What does the Governor say to Aksionov when asking him who dug the tunnel?
(a) He says Aksionov will be flogged if he cannot tell him who did it.
(b) He says to tell him before God who did it.
(c) He says he knows Aksionov knows who did it.
(d) He says he thinks it was Aksionov.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do to him if Aksionov tells anyone of his secret?

2. How does Tolstoy describe Aksionov’s behavior in prison?

3. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?

4. What does Aksionov ask of the prisoner who says he is from Vladimir?

5. How does Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?

(see the answer key)

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