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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many homes does Aksionov own at the beginning of the story?
(a) 3.
(b) 0.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

4. What is Aksionov asked about his previous night’s stay?
(a) How much it cost him.
(b) Where he stayed and with whom.
(c) If he left his luggage there.
(d) The inn’s address.

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

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

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

8. When Aksionov heads out for the fair in the morning, how long before he stops to rest and feed his horse?
(a) 35 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 25 miles.

9. Who is the first person to visit Aksionov in jail?
(a) His son.
(b) His mother.
(c) His wife.
(d) The Governor.

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

11. Who is the main character introduced at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov.
(b) Dmitrich Vladimir Nishny.
(c) Ivan Vladimir Ivanov.
(d) Vladimir Dmitrich Aksionov.

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

13. What is the name of the vehicle that approaches while Aksionov is resting at the inn?
(a) A troika.
(b) A sled.
(c) A buggy.
(d) A samovar.

14. What did Aksionov do excessively at one time, but give up after marriage?
(a) Drink.
(b) Gamble.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Eat.

15. In what city is Aksionov imprisoned?
(a) Nizhny.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Siberia.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

2. Where is the fair Aksionov is heading to at the start of the story?

3. How many shops does Aksionov own at the beginning of the story?

4. Where do the soldiers and officer take Aksionov?

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

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