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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the prisoner who comes from Vladimir, Aksionov’s hometown?
(a) Makar Ivanov.
(b) Seymour Malkovich.
(c) Makar Semyonich.
(d) Ivan Semyonich.

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

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

4. 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.

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

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

7. How does Aksionov feel after thinking of the 26 years he spent in prison for another man’s crime?
(a) He feels happy for his health.
(b) He feels thankful he might finally get out.
(c) He feels he must forgive.
(d) He feels ready to kill himself.

8. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
(a) He says that he dug the tunnel.
(b) He says it is not God’s will that he should tell.
(c) He says it was Semyonich without a doubt.
(d) He asks to see the tunnel.

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

10. What does Semyonich call Aksionov when they speak of their crimes?
(a) The Saint.
(b) Grandad.
(c) Papa.
(d) Father.

11. What does the new prisoner tell Aksionov of his family?
(a) They moved to America.
(b) They are poor.
(c) He has never heard of them.
(d) They are rich.

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

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 he thinks it was Aksionov.
(c) He says Aksionov will be flogged if he cannot tell him who did it.
(d) He says to tell him before God who did it.

14. What does Aksionov do when he sees Semyonich sobbing after begging his forgiveness?
(a) He calls the guards to take him away.
(b) He spits on Semyonich.
(c) He kicks Semyonich.
(d) He sobs too.

15. After they way Semyonich reacted to Aksionov’s story, what does Aksionov begin to believe about Semyonich?
(a) He too has been wrongfully accused.
(b) That he killed the merchant.
(c) He is his son.
(d) He is his wife’s new husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aksionov notice from under one of the shelves one night while walking around the prison?

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

3. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?

4. What do the old prisoners ask the new prisoners upon their arrival?

5. How does Aksionov remember his younger self after discovering who really killed the merchant?

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