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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 25, Introduction to Butyrki | Part I, Chapter 26, The Whole of the Comintern.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Ginzburg summoned to a Party meeting?
(a) For having a book in her home that was published outside of Russia.
(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 not denouncing Elvov.

2. Why does Ginzburg pass out?
(a) When she is choked by an interrogator.
(b) The lack of decent food.
(c) The heat.
(d) The beatings.

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

5. How long does the second round of interrogations last?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) Three hours.
(d) 1 day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What might happen if Ginzburg makes any stops along the way to present herself for the arrest warrant?

2. What does Avodotya Aksyonova advise Ginzburg?

3. What news does Ginzburg get one day in a singing message?

4. Who is Comrade Beylin?

5. What does Ginzburg consider as she is traveling back to Moscow?

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