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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 13, The Investigators Have Conclusive Evidence | Part I, Chapter 14, Stick and Carrot.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ginzburg describe Stalin?
(a) Ugly and repulsive.
(b) Insane.
(c) Virile.
(d) Handsome.

2. Why does Pitkovskaya condemn her husband?
(a) He was going to make up lies about her involvement with Elvov.
(b) She loves the Party more than she loves him.
(c) He was embezzling.
(d) He beat her all the time.

3. Where is Elvov now according to Tsarevsky?
(a) At his home.
(b) Dead.
(c) In the same cellar as Ginzburg.
(d) In the Gulag.

4. Who agonizes over the hearing on Ginzburg?
(a) Ginzburg's favorite mentor.
(b) One of her former students whoi s the head of the committee.
(c) Ginzburg's third cousin who must pronounce the judgement.
(d) Her friends who are caught in their own false accusations.

5. What does Ginzburg do when she explodes in anger at this latest charge?
(a) Tries to kill herself.
(b) Curses Stalin.
(c) Denounces Yaroslavsky.
(d) Denounces her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Livanov ask Ginzburg concerning Elvov?

2. Why do many people believe they are safe from arrest?

3. What does Ginzburg say in her letter to the secret police?

4. How does Stalin label sections of the book that Elvov writes?

5. Who is Lyama Shepel?

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