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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aksionov feel after saying that he may be “a hundred times worse” (117) than Semyonich?
(a) Like a liar.
(b) Enraged.
(c) His heart feels light and he no longer yearns for home.
(d) Sick.

2. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?
(a) Sad.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Unconcerned.

3. What do the old prisoners ask the new prisoners upon their arrival?
(a) If they have any cigarettes.
(b) Where they came from and what crimes they are sentenced for.
(c) If they have any money.
(d) If they have petitioned the Czar.

4. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?
(a) Semyonich.
(b) The Governor.
(c) A guard.
(d) A rat.

5. What does Semyonich begin to do when Aksionov does not forgive him?
(a) Tear his hear out.
(b) Wring his hands.
(c) Beat his head on the floor.
(d) Scream in agony.

6. How does Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?
(a) He says he has but it was long ago and he has forgotten what he heard.
(b) He says it sounded familiar but he was not sure.
(c) He says he followed the trial in the news.
(d) He says he never heard of it.

7. What reason does Aksionov tell Semyonich for not needing to kill him?
(a) He says they will kill Semyonich before he can.
(b) He says he plans to kill himself.
(c) He says his execution is already set.
(d) He says Semyonich killed him long ago.

8. What is something Aksionov does NOT think of in bed the night he first met Semyonich?
(a) How his wife told him not to go to the fair.
(b) His children.
(c) Getting his revenge.
(d) Writing to the Czar once more.

9. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?
(a) A tool used for digging.
(b) That Semyonich has cuts on his hand and head.
(c) That someone had emptied some earth from his boots.
(d) That someone had escaped.

10. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?
(a) Give his life over to God.
(b) Confess to killing the merchant.
(c) Help Aksionov escape.
(d) Pray with Aksionov daily.

11. What does the tall man around 60 years old tell the prisoners he was convicted of doing?
(a) Killing his wife.
(b) Stealing a horse.
(c) Hitting an officer.
(d) Robbing an Innkeeper.

12. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov will happen to him if Aksionov “blabs” on him?
(a) He will be sent to solitary.
(b) He will be flogged to death.
(c) Nothing because no one will believe a murderer.
(d) He will be hanged.

13. What does the Governor say to Aksionov when asking him who dug the tunnel?
(a) He says he knows Aksionov knows who did it.
(b) He says Aksionov will be flogged if he cannot tell him who did it.
(c) He says to tell him before God who did it.
(d) He says he thinks it was Aksionov.

14. What does Aksionov tell the person who visits his cell the night he was questioned by the guard about the tunnel?
(a) He says he is getting released.
(b) He says they should escape through the tunnel right away.
(c) He says to leave or he will call the guard.
(d) He asks the person to kill him.

15. What does Semyonich say that makes Aksionov certain it was he who committed the crime?
(a) He mentioned that Aksionov was sleeping with his bag under his head when the knife was planted.
(b) He mentioned the brand of knife used to kill the merchant.
(c) He knew how the merchant looked.
(d) He mentioned the name of the innkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. After they way Semyonich reacted to Aksionov’s story, what does Aksionov begin to believe about Semyonich?

2. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?

3. What does Aksionov say to Makar when he tells him he will be released if he confesses?

4. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?

5. What do the prisoners all say when questioned by the Governor?

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