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

2. Why does Aksionov’s wife plead with him to stay home at the beginning of the story?
(a) She does not think he will make any money.
(b) Their baby is sick.
(c) She had a dream that something bad was going to happen.
(d) She is sick.

3. What is found in Aksionov’s luggage?
(a) Gloves.
(b) A gun.
(c) A rope.
(d) A blood-stained knife.

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

5. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?
(a) He tries to run away.
(b) He asks to see his wife.
(c) He crosses himself and weeps.
(d) He screams he did not do it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where do the soldiers and officer take Aksionov?

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

5. In what city is Aksionov imprisoned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 when Aksionov’s wife tries to visit him in prison?

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

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

8. How do the people of Vladimir describe Aksionov when they are asked about his character after he is in prison?

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

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

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