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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 is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?
(a) Killing him and robbing him of 20,000 rubles.
(b) Stealing his goods.
(c) Robbing him of 20,000 rubles.
(d) Killing him.

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

3. What does Aksionov try to do day and night after meeting Semyonich, but it brings him no peace?
(a) Read.
(b) Play guitar.
(c) Write.
(d) Pray.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?

3. Where does Aksionov stop to stay half way to his destination at the beginning of the story?

4. What does the new prisoner tell Aksionov of his family?

5. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?

(see the answer key)

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