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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” pp. 107-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Aksionov’s wife plead with him to stay home at the beginning of the story?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She had a dream that something bad was going to happen.
(c) Their baby is sick.
(d) She does not think he will make any money.

2. What do the prisoners ask of Aksionov whenever they want to “petition the prison authorities about anything” (111)?
(a) To write a letter for them.
(b) To pray for them.
(c) To be their spokesman.
(d) To trick the authorities into doing what they want.

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

4. How is Aksionov’s beard described after 26 years in prison?
(a) Short and black.
(b) Long, thin, and grey.
(c) He shaves his beard daily.
(d) Blonde and curly.

5. Where does Aksionov stop to stay half way to his destination at the beginning of the story?
(a) An inn.
(b) His brother’s house.
(c) His friend’s house.
(d) He sleeps outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aksionov do while drinking tea at the inn where he stopped to rest?

2. What is the name of the vehicle that approaches while Aksionov is resting at the inn?

3. Who does Aksionov’s wife tell him she has already petitioned to try to get him out?

4. What does Aksionov’s wife ask him in jail, which upsets him?

5. Who is the first person to visit Aksionov in jail?

(see the answer key)

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