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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 much money does Aksionov tell the officer he has on him?
(a) 8,000,000 rubles.
(b) 800 rubles.
(c) 10,000 rubles.
(d) 8,000 rubles.

2. What does the police officer tell Aksionov about the merchant he saw the night before?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He was found strangled.
(c) He was found shot.
(d) He was found with his throat cut.

3. Where is the fair Aksionov is heading to at the start of the story?
(a) Nizhny.
(b) Moscow.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Samara.

4. How does Aksionov’s wife react when she sees him in jail for the first time?
(a) She passes out.
(b) She says he looks awful.
(c) She tells him he is getting out.
(d) She calls him a murderer.

5. When Aksionov heads out for the fair in the morning, how long before he stops to rest and feed his horse?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 35 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 8 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Aksionov spend time with when he stops for the night on his way to the fair?

2. How many years does Aksionov spend in prison?

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

4. What does Aksionov’s wife ask him in jail, which upsets him?

5. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Aksionov react when he is accused of killing the merchant?

4. What does Aksionov own at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

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

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

7. What is Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov’s occupation at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

8. What do the other prisoners come to call Aksionov once he has grown old in prison?

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

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

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