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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 Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?
2. How often does Aksionov hear from his family while in prison?
3. How does Aksionov feel after thinking of the 26 years he spent in prison for another man’s crime?
4. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?
5. Who questions the prisoners about the tunnel that was found in the prison?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the Governor come to question the prisoners near the end of the story?
2. What does Aksionov discover Makar Semyonich has done one night when he is walking the prison after not sleeping for two weeks?
3. How does Makar Semyonich come to learn who Aksionov is and how does he react?
4. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?
5. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?
6. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?
7. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.
8. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?
9. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?
10. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Tolstoy’s decision to tell the story from Aksionov’s point of view. Is this effective? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay describing the imagery used in “God Sees the Truth, But Waits.” Indicate examples of imagery in the text and identify possible meanings.
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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