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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 something Aksionov does NOT think of in bed the night he first met Semyonich?
(a) Writing to the Czar once more.
(b) His children.
(c) Getting his revenge.
(d) How his wife told him not to go to the fair.

2. What do the officers and soldier do with Aksionov’s luggage after telling him about the merchant?
(a) They search it.
(b) They take it away.
(c) They give it back to him.
(d) They throw it in the trash.

3. How much money does Aksionov tell the officer he has on him?
(a) 8,000,000 rubles.
(b) 800 rubles.
(c) 10,000 rubles.
(d) 8,000 rubles.

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

5. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?
(a) They tell them he robbed the innkeeper.
(b) They tell them someone killed a merchant and hid his knife among Aksionov’s things.
(c) They tell them he committed murder.
(d) They tell them he will not say why he is there.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Aksionov earn money in prison?

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

5. What is the name of the prisoner who comes from Vladimir, Aksionov’s hometown?

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