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

2. What does Semyonich decide to do at the end of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Kill Aksionov.
(b) Escape.
(c) Kill himself.
(d) Confess his guilt.

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

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

5. What do the prisoners all say when questioned by the Governor?
(a) Semyonich did it.
(b) They do not know who did it.
(c) They all helped dig the tunnel.
(d) Aksionov did it.

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

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

8. 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.

9. Who enters Aksionov’s room the night he was questioned by the guard about the tunnel?
(a) Semyonich.
(b) The Czar.
(c) The Governor.
(d) Aksionov’s wife.

10. What does Aksionov say to Semyonich when he asks his forgiveness and calls himself a wretch?
(a) He says God will forgive hm.
(b) He says he could never forgive him.
(c) He says he does not need his forgiveness.
(d) He says he forgives him.

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

12. How does Makar Semyonich react when he hears of why Aksionov is in prison?
(a) Excited.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Despondent.
(d) Angry.

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

14. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?
(a) They tell them he robbed the innkeeper.
(b) They tell them he committed murder.
(c) They tell them someone killed a merchant and hid his knife among Aksionov’s things.
(d) They tell them he will not say why he is there.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Semyonich call Aksionov when they speak of their crimes?

4. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?

5. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov will happen to him if Aksionov “blabs” on him?

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