View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who questions the prisoners about the tunnel that was found in the prison?
(a) Aksionov.
(b) The officer.
(c) The Governor.
(d) The Czar.

2. What does Aksionov ask of the prisoner who says he is from Vladimir?
(a) If he goes to the church in Vladimir.
(b) If he knows of the merchants Aksionov and if they are alive.
(c) If he has been to one of his shops.
(d) If he is his son.

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) He is his son.
(c) He is his wife’s new husband.
(d) That he killed the merchant.

4. What does Semyonich decide to do at the end of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Kill himself.
(b) Kill Aksionov.
(c) Confess his guilt.
(d) Escape.

5. How does Aksionov feel after thinking of the 26 years he spent in prison for another man’s crime?
(a) He feels happy for his health.
(b) He feels thankful he might finally get out.
(c) He feels ready to kill himself.
(d) He feels he must forgive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?

2. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?

3. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?

4. What does Aksionov do when he sees Semyonich sobbing after begging his forgiveness?

5. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?

5. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?

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

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

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

9. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 645 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample