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

2. Why is Ginsburg sad on September 1, 1935?
(a) It is the anniversary of when her young daughter had died.
(b) It is the anniversary of when she first started teaching.
(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.

3. Who is Lyama Shepel?
(a) One of the interrogators.
(b) Ginzburg's family servant.
(c) A cook at the prison.
(d) Ginzburg's cell mate.

4. To what series of books has Elvov contributed an article?
(a) A series on the famous painters of Russia.
(b) A series on the history of the Communist Party.
(c) A series on the fall of Czar Nicholas II.
(d) A series on the famous writers of Russia.

5. How old is Elvov when he visits Ginzburg?
(a) 52.
(b) 24.
(c) 33.
(d) 39.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ginzburg do when she explodes in anger at this latest charge?

2. What does Yaroslavsky do concening Ginzburg?

3. What is Ginzburg told about her husband?

4. What does Avodotya Aksyonova advise Ginzburg?

5. Who summons Ginzburg?

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