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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 does Aksionov remember his younger self after discovering who really killed the merchant?
(a) Carefree and merry.
(b) Ignorant and weak.
(c) Drunk and foolish.
(d) Rich and handsome.

2. How does Aksionov reply when asked by the new prisoners why he is in jail?
(a) He says he killed a man.
(b) He says he robbed a bank.
(c) He says he was wrongfully convicted of murder.
(d) He says he must have deserved it.

3. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?
(a) Unconcerned.
(b) Agitated.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

4. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?
(a) He kills Semyonich.
(b) He escapes.
(c) He dies.
(d) He kills the guard.

5. What does Aksionov say to Makar when he tells him he will be released if he confesses?
(a) He tells him God would forgive him if he told the truth.
(b) He tells him he would be forever grateful.
(c) He tells him that he has no where to go if he were released.
(d) He tells him he cannot wait to get out.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who enters Aksionov’s room the night he was questioned by the guard about the tunnel?

4. What does Aksionov notice from under one of the shelves one night while walking around the prison?

5. Who questions the prisoners about the tunnel that was found in the prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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