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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Second Hearing.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Little Loewy die?
(a) A heavy crate fell on him while unloading a ship.
(b) He was shot by a Party member.
(c) He hanged himself.
(d) He fell off a ship.

2. How did Vassilij get the scar on his neck?
(a) In a farming accident with a threshing machine
(b) On a hunting trip
(c) Fighting the Germans
(d) Fighting in the civil war

3. How does Rubashov become deaf?
(a) He ran artillery in the army.
(b) He had scarlet fever when he was a boy.
(c) He was born deaf in one ear.
(d) He is hit behind the ear with a pistol.

4. What does Rubashov need in order to get cigarettes?
(a) Prison vouchers
(b) A connection with the top prisoner
(c) Money
(d) A visiting relative

5. What does Rubashov do first when they lock him in his cell?
(a) Lies down
(b) Uses the toilet
(c) Screams at the guard
(d) Lights a cigarette

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the younger official bang on Rubashov’s door?

2. With whom was Richard’s wife having an affair?

3. What is wrong with Ivanov’s bad leg?

4. What picture hangs over Rubashov’s bed at home?

5. What color blouses did Arlova always wear?

(see the answer key)

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