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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 39, Next Year in Jerusalem | Part I, Chapter 40, Day after Day, Month after Month.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Captain Vevers?
(a) The man who interrogates Ginzburg.
(b) The head of the secret police in Moscow.
(c) The man who forces the interrogator to be humane when questioning Ginzburg.
(d) The man who tries to be kind to Ginzburg in prison.

2. What helps Ginzburg sleep?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Composing mental poetry.
(c) Singing.
(d) Praying.

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

4. What does Yaroslavsky do concening Ginzburg?
(a) Tries to help her to flee the country.
(b) Hides evidence against her.
(c) Trumps up evidence against her.
(d) Denounces her.

5. What do Ginzburg, Rimma, Ira and Julia discover?
(a) They have one thing in common that may have led to their arrests.
(b) They are bonding over the stress of prison.
(c) They are all unwilling to compromise their beliefs.
(d) They are the only women transferred to Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Ginzburg and Karepova are put in a cell together?

2. How old is Elvov when he visits Ginzburg?

3. What is Ginzburg's prison cell number at Yaroslavl?

4. For how long is Ginzburg at Yaroslavl?

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

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