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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. What does Aksionov’s wife ask him in jail, which upsets him?
(a) If she can tell their children he died.
(b) If he has any money to give to her.
(c) If they can divorce.
(d) If he committed the crime.

2. Who is the author of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Turgenev.
(b) Nabokov.
(c) Tolstoy.
(d) Dostoevsky.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the officer order the soldiers to do to Aksionov after they have searched his luggage?

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

5. How many homes does Aksionov own at the beginning of the story?

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