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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Aksionov do while drinking tea at the inn where he stopped to rest?
(a) Plays cards.
(b) Plays his guitar.
(c) Tries to sell his goods.
(d) Writes to his wife.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In what town does Aksionov live at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Nizhny.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Volkhov.
(d) Vladivostok.

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

11. Where do the soldiers and officer take Aksionov?
(a) To a prison in his hometown.
(b) To his house.
(c) To a prison in a nearby town.
(d) To the office of the Governor.

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

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

14. How does Aksionov earn money in prison?
(a) Making boots.
(b) Selling cigarettes.
(c) Making gloves.
(d) Writing appeals for other prisoners.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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