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

2. What does Aksionov say to Semyonich when he asks his forgiveness and calls himself a wretch?
(a) He says he forgives him.
(b) He says God will forgive hm.
(c) He says he does not need his forgiveness.
(d) He says he could never forgive him.

3. After they way Semyonich reacted to Aksionov’s story, what does Aksionov begin to believe about Semyonich?
(a) He too has been wrongfully accused.
(b) That he killed the merchant.
(c) He is his son.
(d) He is his wife’s new husband.

4. 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.

5. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?
(a) Monthly.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Daily.
(d) Never.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aksionov remember his younger self after discovering who really killed the merchant?

2. What does Aksionov ask of the prisoner who says he is from Vladimir?

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

4. What does Aksionov say to Makar when he tells him he will be released if he confesses?

5. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?

2. How does Makar Semyonich come to learn who Aksionov is and how does he react?

3. Why does the Governor come to question the prisoners near the end of the story?

4. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?

5. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov about the merchant’s murder?

6. How does “God Sees the Truth But Waits” end?

7. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?

8. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?

9. What does Aksionov discover Makar Semyonich has done one night when he is walking the prison after not sleeping for two weeks?

10. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.

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