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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. What does Semyonich call Aksionov when they speak of their crimes?
(a) Grandad.
(b) Father.
(c) The Saint.
(d) Papa.
2. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?
(a) A tool used for digging.
(b) That someone had escaped.
(c) That Semyonich has cuts on his hand and head.
(d) That someone had emptied some earth from his boots.
3. How does Makar Semyonich react when he hears of why Aksionov is in prison?
(a) Angry.
(b) Nervous.
(c) Despondent.
(d) Excited.
4. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?
(a) Money to start a new life.
(b) Friendship.
(c) Forgiveness.
(d) Help escaping.
5. What reason does Aksionov tell Semyonich for not needing to kill him?
(a) He says his execution is already set.
(b) He says he plans to kill himself.
(c) He says they will kill Semyonich before he can.
(d) He says Semyonich killed him long ago.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov one night in his cell regarding Aksionov’s alleged crime?
2. How does Aksionov reply when asked by the new prisoners why he is in jail?
3. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
4. After they way Semyonich reacted to Aksionov’s story, what does Aksionov begin to believe about Semyonich?
5. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?
2. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov about the merchant’s murder?
3. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?
4. What does Aksionov discover Makar Semyonich has done one night when he is walking the prison after not sleeping for two weeks?
5. How does “God Sees the Truth But Waits” end?
6. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
7. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
8. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?
9. Why does the Governor come to question the prisoners near the end of the story?
10. How does Makar Semyonich come to learn who Aksionov is and how does he react?
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