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. What happens that brightens the prisoners' lives?
(a) They receive reductions in their sentences for good behavior.
(b) They are allowed weekly visitors.
(c) They are allowed monthly visitors.
(d) The library is reopened.

2. What do the wardens do for counting prisoners?
(a) They count tin cups.
(b) They count pairs of feet.
(c) They have the prisoners line up on their name in a hallway.
(d) They have each prisoner write his/her name on a piece of paper.

3. For how long is Ginzburg at Yaroslavl?
(a) A little over two years.
(b) About a year.
(c) Just a couple months.
(d) Her entire prison sentence.

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

5. What has Ginzburg heard is an indication she is about to be shot?
(a) She is given all her possesions back.
(b) She is made to sign papers that she is not allowed to read.
(c) She is put into a single cell with a real bed.
(d) The nicer the prison the more likely one is to die soon.