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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 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.

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

3. What does Aksionov do in prison on Sundays?
(a) He when to church and sang in the choir.
(b) He met with fellow prisoners for Bible study.
(c) He did not speak or work.
(d) He had become a priest and gave sermons.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

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

10. What does Aksionov tell his wife will happen at the fair to reassure her?
(a) He will make so much money he can retire.
(b) He will sell all of his goods and buy them a vacation home.
(c) He will bring home lots of candy for the kids.
(d) He will sell all of his goods and buy her a present.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aksionov’s wife ask him in jail, which upsets him?

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

3. How does Aksionov’s wife react when she sees him in jail for the first time?

4. What trait of Aksionov does Tolstoy give as the reason he is liked by the prison authorities?

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

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