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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 9, Expelled from the Party | Part I, Chapter 10, That Day.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ginzburg summoned to a Party meeting?
(a) For not denouncing Elvov.
(b) For missing two meetings in a row when she was ill.
(c) For failing to denouce Trotsky strenuously enough in a recent lecture.
(d) For having a book in her home that was published outside of Russia.

2. In what year does Professor Elvov visit Ginzburg?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1929.

3. Why is Ginsburg sad on September 1, 1935?
(a) It is the anniversary of when she first started teaching.
(b) It is the anniversary of when her young daughter had died.
(c) She is no longer allowed to teach and it's the first day of school.
(d) It is the anniversary of when her young son had died.

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

5. How does Pitkovskaya commit suicide?
(a) She drinks acid.
(b) She hangs herself.
(c) She shoots herself.
(d) She sets herself on fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ginzburg describe Stalin?

2. To what series of books has Elvov contributed an article?

3. How does Ginzburg view the hearings against her and others?

4. What does Avodotya Aksyonova advise Ginzburg?

5. Why is Ginzburg sent home?

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