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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Tolstoy describe Aksionov’s behavior in prison?
2. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?
3. Who does Aksionov’s wife tell him she has already petitioned to try to get him out?
4. Why does Aksionov’s wife plead with him to stay home at the beginning of the story?
5. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov’s occupation at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
2. Why does Aksionov’s wife say she does not want him to go to the fair?
3. Where does Aksionov live at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
4. What do the other prisoners come to call Aksionov once he has grown old in prison?
5. What does Aksionov do when he stops at the Inn for the night on his way to the fair?
6. What does Aksionov own at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
7. Why do the soldiers and officer believe Aksionov killed the merchant?
8. What happens when Aksionov’s wife tries to visit him in prison?
9. How does Aksionov earn money in prison and what does he buy with his money?
10. What happens to Aksionov after they officer decides he killed the merchant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay comparing and contrasting Aksionov’s life before his imprisonment to his life after imprisonment. What changes and what, if anything, stays the same?
Essay Topic 2
Write an analysis of religion as symbol in “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” Examine Aksionov’s religious journey and how it changes over time.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing narrative voice in Tolstoy’s “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” Include thoughts on how the narrative voice of the story is effective in conveying the short story’s themes.
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