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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Elvov when he visits Ginzburg?
(a) 24.
(b) 39.
(c) 52.
(d) 33.
2. To where has Ginzburg's case been referred?
(a) The Supreme Court of the Soviet Union.
(b) Her case has been dismissed.
(c) Back to her home town council.
(d) The Military Intelligence branch of investigations.
3. Who is Yefrem?
(a) One of Ginzburg's former students.
(b) A driver of the Black Maria.
(c) A man who offers the prisoners some food when the truck is stopped.
(d) A secret police guard.
4. What does Ginzburg do when she explodes in anger at this latest charge?
(a) Tries to kill herself.
(b) Curses Stalin.
(c) Denounces her husband.
(d) Denounces Yaroslavsky.
5. What might happen if Ginzburg makes any stops along the way to present herself for the arrest warrant?
(a) Her mother might become hysterical.
(b) She might be shot.
(c) She could make things even more difficult for herself or loved ones.
(d) She might get an even harsher sentence.
6. Who is Comrade Beylin?
(a) A doctor who gives Ginzburg a slip saying she was ill.
(b) Stalin's son-in-law and head of the Foreign Propaganda office.
(c) The new Chariman of the Bureau of Party Political Control.
(d) The head of the local GPU.
7. How long after her hearing is Ginzburg arrested?
(a) Eight days.
(b) One day.
(c) Several months.
(d) Three weeks.
8. Where is Ginzburg taken?
(a) The Crimean Prison.
(b) Lefortovo prison.
(c) The Warden's office.
(d) The offices of the Moscow Secret Police.
9. How does Ginzburg defend herself?
(a) By saying she was in the hospital and has a note to prove it.
(b) By saying no one in her area has denounced Elvov either.
(c) By saying that her lecture was not about Trotsky.
(d) By saying that Stalin's deputy of foreign affairs gave her the book.
10. How long does Ginzburg's trial last?
(a) 7 minutes.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 18 hours.
(d) Several days.
11. What does Milda encourage Ginzburg to do?
(a) To stop up her ears with cotton.
(b) To teach her to read.
(c) To rat on other prisoners.
(d) To sing when she wakes in the morning.
12. What is returned to Ginzburg?
(a) Her watch.
(b) Her dentures.
(c) Her papers.
(d) Her money.
13. What eventually happens to Sagidullin?
(a) He is sentenced to death, which is commuted to life in prison.
(b) He is sent to Sibera for six years.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is released.
14. Why does Pitkovskaya condemn her husband?
(a) He was going to make up lies about her involvement with Elvov.
(b) He beat her all the time.
(c) He was embezzling.
(d) She loves the Party more than she loves him.
15. How is Ginzburg's new prison described?
(a) Noisy and filthy.
(b) Newly built.
(c) Clean and quiet.
(d) Dirty.
Short Answer Questions
1. What news does Ginzburg get one day in a singing message?
2. Where is Ginzburg taken?
3. In what year does Professor Elvov visit Ginzburg?
4. What does Ginzburg say in her letter to the secret police?
5. How long does the second round of interrogations last?
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