Print
Word
PDF
|
| Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Aksionov say to Makar when he tells him he will be released if he confesses?
2. Who does Aksionov tell Semyonich is the only one who can decide if Aksionov tells on him?
3. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?
4. What reason does Aksionov tell Semyonich for not needing to kill him?
5. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
2. Why does the Governor come to question the prisoners near the end of the story?
3. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?
4. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?
5. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?
6. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
7. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?
8. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.
9. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?
10. How does Makar Semyonich come to learn who Aksionov is and how does he react?
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 about the theme of family in “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” What moments is Aksionov’s family discussed and what is the tone? How does his feeling toward family impact his feeling about being released?
|
This section contains 691 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) |
|
