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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Part 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Zhitnyak sneak into Yakov after his escape-from-boredom materials are confiscated?
(a) A Torah.
(b) A New Testament.
(c) A Koran.
(d) A newspaper.

2. After Yakov has his revelation as to the cause of his sickness, what does Yakov refuse to do?
(a) Talk.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Eat.
(d) Sit.

3. Where does Yakov first find Nikolai?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) In a snowbank.
(c) In an alley.
(d) In a bar.

4. After he begins blacking out, who does Yakov find himself thinking of often?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Zhenia.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Raisl.

5. When spring arrives, who comes to the prison to comfort Yakov?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A priest.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Raisl.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bibikov comes to the prison to question Yakov, who does Bibikov believe is actually responsible for Zhenia's murder?

2. After he begins blacking out, what does Yakov find comfort in?

3. Who advises Yakov to stay in the village and not venture on to Kiev?

4. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?

5. How much money does the boatman offer to ferry Yakov across the river?

(see the answer key)

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