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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. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?
2. What do the old prisoners ask the new prisoners upon their arrival?
3. How does Aksionov feel after thinking of the 26 years he spent in prison for another man’s crime?
4. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?
5. What does Aksionov notice from under one of the shelves one night while walking around the prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?
2. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
3. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
4. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?
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. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?
8. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?
9. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.
10. How does “God Sees the Truth But Waits” end?
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 essay analyzing the role of authority in “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” Consider Aksionov’s arrest and imprisonment and his relationship with and behavior toward figures of authority.
Essay Topic 3
Write an analysis of the role of material possessions in the story. Consider Aksionov’s relationship to buying things at the beginning to what Aksionov owns while in prison.
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