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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In addition to calling Aksionov “The Saint” (111), what other nickname is he given in prison?
(a) Father.
(b) The Sage.
(c) Holy one.
(d) Grandfather.

4. What color is Aksionov’s hair after 26 years in prison?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

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

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

11. How many years does Aksionov spend in prison?
(a) 16.
(b) 36.
(c) 6.
(d) 26.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Aksionov punished before he is sent to the mines?

2. Whom does Aksionov spend time with when he stops for the night on his way to the fair?

3. In what town does Aksionov live at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

4. What is the name of the vehicle that approaches while Aksionov is resting at the inn?

5. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?

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