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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 21, Orphans Twice Over | Part I, Chapter 22, Tukhachevsky and Others.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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. Where is Ginzburg sent at the opening of Chapter 19?
(a) Siberia.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Krasin Street Prison.
(d) Home.

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

5. Who is one person Zinaida Abramova says has been arrested?
(a) Tukhachevsky.
(b) The son of her best friend.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her next-door-neighbor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens on Red Army Day?

2. How long after her hearing is Ginzburg arrested?

3. Why is Ginzburg summoned to a Party meeting?

4. What does Sagidullin think is the reason for the current purge?

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

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