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

2. What does Aksionov notice from under one of the shelves one night while walking around the prison?
(a) Some earth.
(b) A bible.
(c) A letter from Semyonich.
(d) A lighter.

3. Who does Aksionov tell Semyonich is the only one who can decide if Aksionov tells on him?
(a) Aksionov.
(b) God.
(c) Semyonich.
(d) His wife.

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

5. Who does Aksionov see emerge from under a shelf while he was walking the prison at night?
(a) Semyonich.
(b) A guard.
(c) The Governor.
(d) A rat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?

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

3. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?

4. What is the name of the prisoner who comes from Vladimir, Aksionov’s hometown?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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