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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. One night when Aksionov cannot sleep he sees Semyonich who tells him he has done what?
2. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?
3. How does Makar Semyonich react when he hears of why Aksionov is in prison?
4. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?
5. What does Semyonich decide to do at the end of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?
2. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?
3. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.
4. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?
5. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov about the merchant’s murder?
6. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
7. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?
8. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
9. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?
10. What does Aksionov discover Makar Semyonich has done one night when he is walking the prison after not sleeping for two weeks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an analysis of Aksionov’s wife. Describe the brief moments she is in the story and identify the words and behaviors that offer the reader insight into who she is and what she is like.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay discussing setting and time period of “God Sees the Truth, but Waits.” In what ways does the time period and setting impact your understanding of the story as well as the themes?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing Makar Semyonich’s character and the changes he goes through during the course of the story.
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