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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’s beard described after 26 years in prison?
(a) Blonde and curly.
(b) Long, thin, and grey.
(c) He shaves his beard daily.
(d) Short and black.

2. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?
(a) Killing him and robbing him of 20,000 rubles.
(b) Stealing his goods.
(c) Robbing him of 20,000 rubles.
(d) Killing him.

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

4. Who does Aksionov’s wife tell him she has already petitioned to try to get him out?
(a) The Czar.
(b) The soldiers.
(c) The police officer who arrested him.
(d) The church.

5. Where does Aksionov stop to stay half way to his destination at the beginning of the story?
(a) His brother’s house.
(b) His friend’s house.
(c) He sleeps outside.
(d) An inn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city is Aksionov imprisoned?

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

3. In addition to calling Aksionov “The Saint” (111), what other nickname is he given in prison?

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

5. What does Aksionov do while drinking tea at the inn where he stopped to rest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Aksionov described at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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