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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aksionov tell the officer regarding what they found in his luggage?
(a) It is his.
(b) He killed the merchant.
(c) It is his wife’s.
(d) It is not his.

2. How do the people of Vladimir respond when inquired about Aksionov’s character?
(a) He is a saint.
(b) He is a scoundrel.
(c) He is a murderer.
(d) He used to drink a lot, but was a good man.

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

4. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?
(a) He asks to see his wife.
(b) He crosses himself and weeps.
(c) He screams he did not do it.
(d) He tries to run away.

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

6. What trait of Aksionov does Tolstoy give as the reason he is liked by the prison authorities?
(a) Studiousness.
(b) Meekness.
(c) Industriousness.
(d) Sense of humor.

7. How does Aksionov’s wife react when she sees him in jail for the first time?
(a) She passes out.
(b) She says he looks awful.
(c) She tells him he is getting out.
(d) She calls him a murderer.

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

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

10. Who emerges from their vehicle to approach Aksionov and question him at the inn?
(a) Two women.
(b) Two children.
(c) Two soldiers.
(d) Two merchants.

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

12. How does Tolstoy describe Aksionov’s behavior in prison?
(a) He was boisterous and popular.
(b) He studied law vigilantly to try to get out.
(c) He got into fights with guards and prisoners alike.
(d) He spoke very little, never laughed, often prayed.

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

14. Where is the fair Aksionov is heading to at the start of the story?
(a) Nizhny.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Samara.

15. What does the police officer tell Aksionov about the merchant he saw the night before?
(a) He was found shot.
(b) He was found strangled.
(c) He is missing.
(d) He was found with his throat cut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?

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

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

4. In addition to calling Aksionov “The Saint” (111), what other nickname is he given in prison?

5. What do the prisoners ask of Aksionov whenever they want to “petition the prison authorities about anything” (111)?

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