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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?
(a) He kills Semyonich.
(b) He kills the guard.
(c) He dies.
(d) He escapes.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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 he must forgive.
(c) He feels thankful he might finally get out.
(d) He feels ready to kill himself.

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

12. Who questions the prisoners about the tunnel that was found in the prison?
(a) The officer.
(b) Aksionov.
(c) The Czar.
(d) The Governor.

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

14. How does Aksionov reply when asked by the new prisoners why he is in jail?
(a) He says he must have deserved it.
(b) He says he robbed a bank.
(c) He says he killed a man.
(d) He says he was wrongfully convicted of murder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?

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

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

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

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

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