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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Aksionov punished before he is sent to the mines?
(a) He is electrocuted.
(b) He is sent to solitary confinement for a week.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is waterboarded.

2. Where do the soldiers and officer take Aksionov?
(a) To his house.
(b) To a prison in a nearby town.
(c) To the office of the Governor.
(d) To a prison in his hometown.

3. Who emerges from their vehicle to approach Aksionov and question him at the inn?
(a) Two women.
(b) Two children.
(c) Two soldiers.
(d) Two merchants.

4. What color is Aksionov’s hair after 26 years in prison?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Brown.

5. Who is the author of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Turgenev.
(d) Nabokov.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Aksionov say is the only person they must appeal to after his wife leaves?

2. How does Aksionov earn money in prison?

3. What does Aksionov tell the officer regarding what they found in his luggage?

4. How much money does Aksionov tell the officer he has on him?

5. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aksionov’s wife say she does not want him to go to the fair?

2. Why do soldiers approach Aksionov at the inn where he stops to rest the morning after he spends time with his merchant friend?

3. What does Aksionov decide after his wife leaves the prison after her first visit?

4. What happens to Aksionov after they officer decides he killed the merchant?

5. Where does Aksionov live at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

6. Why do the soldiers and officer believe Aksionov killed the merchant?

7. What happens when Aksionov’s wife tries to visit him in prison?

8. Where is Aksionov going at the start of the story to sell his goods?

9. What does Aksionov do when he stops at the Inn for the night on his way to the fair?

10. How does Aksionov earn money in prison and what does he buy with his money?

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