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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 the Governor say to Aksionov when asking him who dug the tunnel?
(a) He says to tell him before God who did it.
(b) He says he thinks it was Aksionov.
(c) He says he knows Aksionov knows who did it.
(d) He says Aksionov will be flogged if he cannot tell him who did it.

2. What do the prisoners all say when questioned by the Governor?
(a) They all helped dig the tunnel.
(b) Semyonich did it.
(c) Aksionov did it.
(d) They do not know who did it.

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

4. How does Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?
(a) He says he never heard of it.
(b) He says he has but it was long ago and he has forgotten what he heard.
(c) He says he followed the trial in the news.
(d) He says it sounded familiar but he was not sure.

5. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?
(a) That someone had escaped.
(b) A tool used for digging.
(c) That someone had emptied some earth from his boots.
(d) That Semyonich has cuts on his hand and head.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Makar Semyonich react when he hears of why Aksionov is in prison?

3. What does Semyonich begin to do when Aksionov does not forgive him?

4. What reason does Aksionov tell Semyonich for not needing to kill him?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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