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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 does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?
3. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
4. Who does Aksionov tell Semyonich is the only one who can decide if Aksionov tells on him?
5. What does the Governor say to Aksionov when asking him who dug the tunnel?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov about the merchant’s murder?
2. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?
3. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?
4. How does “God Sees the Truth But Waits” end?
5. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?
6. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?
7. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
8. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
9. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.
10. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?
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 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.
Essay Topic 3
Write an analysis of the theme of escape in “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” Include who wants to escape and how and why Aksionov does not.
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