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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One night when Aksionov cannot sleep he sees Semyonich who tells him he has done what?
(a) Heard he was going to be released.
(b) Killed the guard so they can escape.
(c) Dug a hole through which he can escape.
(d) Stolen money from other prisoners

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

3. What does Aksionov try to do day and night after meeting Semyonich, but it brings him no peace?
(a) Pray.
(b) Write.
(c) Play guitar.
(d) Read.

4. 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 was Semyonich without a doubt.
(c) He says it is not God’s will that he should tell.
(d) He asks to see the tunnel.

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

6. What does Aksionov say to Makar when he tells him he will be released if he confesses?
(a) He tells him that he has no where to go if he were released.
(b) He tells him he would be forever grateful.
(c) He tells him God would forgive him if he told the truth.
(d) He tells him he cannot wait to get out.

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

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

9. 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) Robbing an Innkeeper.
(d) Stealing a horse.

10. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?
(a) Help escaping.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Money to start a new life.
(d) Forgiveness.

11. Who does Aksionov tell Semyonich is the only one who can decide if Aksionov tells on him?
(a) Semyonich.
(b) His wife.
(c) Aksionov.
(d) God.

12. 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 he robbed the innkeeper.
(c) They tell them he will not say why he is there.
(d) They tell them someone killed a merchant and hid his knife among Aksionov’s things.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?

2. How does Aksionov reply when asked by the new prisoners why he is in jail?

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

4. What reason does Aksionov tell Semyonich for not needing to kill him?

5. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?

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