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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II, Chapter 1, Car Number 7 | Part II, Chapter 2, All Sorts to Make a World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the criminal offense of which Ginzburg is now accused?
(a) Teaching heresy.
(b) Collaborating with the enemy.
(c) Conspiracy.
(d) Inciting riots.

2. Who is Milda?
(a) A prisoner who is in there because the family she worked for were arrested.
(b) An elderly Latvian woman.
(c) A young, German opera singer.
(d) One of the female guards.

3. What is Julia determined to see?
(a) The New Year.
(b) Her grandchildren again.
(c) Her children grow up.
(d) Her husband again.

4. Why does a Chinese prisoner laugh one day during head count?
(a) One warden continually miscounts the prisoners.
(b) The warden trips over a threshold.
(c) One prisoner is missing a leg and says he should only count as 1/2 a person.
(d) One warden has trouble counting past twenty.

5. With what are Ginzburg and Julia becoming disillusioned?
(a) The prospect of vindication.
(b) The Soviet system.
(c) The prospects of an early release.
(d) The prospect of better conditions in the prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ginzburg defend herself?

2. What is the maximum penalty for the crimes with which Ginzburg is charged?

3. From where is Tulub?

4. How many hours a day is Ginzburg confined to her cell?

5. How long does the second round of interrogations last?

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