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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the boy's mother, what does Zhenia want to be when he grows up?
(a) A priest.
(b) A policeman.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A businessman.

2. According to what Proshko tells the secret police, what is Yakov responsible for?
(a) Burning down the synagogue.
(b) Burning down his enemy's house.
(c) Burning down the stables.
(d) Burning down the factory.

3. When Yakov is being shown the officials' book, what do the officials point out in the book that resembles Yakov?
(a) An earlobe.
(b) A nose.
(c) An ear curl.
(d) A wizard.

4. What is the name of the prisoner sent to talk to Yakov?
(a) Bibikov.
(b) Josiah.
(c) Fetyukov.
(d) Siminic.

5. To what prison does the prosecutor send Yakov while Yakov is awaiting trials?
(a) Henrush prison.
(b) Moscow prison.
(c) Warsaw prison.
(d) Kiev prison.

6. When one of the guards takes pity on Yakov, what does Yakov suddenly have?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A new blanket.
(c) Meat.
(d) Visitors.

7. What offense does Proshko accuse Yakov of when he gives his statement to the secret police?
(a) Smuggling drugs.
(b) Murdering Nikolai's assistant.
(c) Helping the Jews.
(d) Stealing from Nikolai.

8. What is the name of the fat man who shares his packages from the outside with the other prisoners?
(a) Gronfein.
(b) Bibikov.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Randolph.

9. In Chapter 6, Part 4, what is the name of the guard who is on Yakov's side?
(a) Deuliv.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) Shenzen.
(d) Gronfein.

10. As Yakov runs around his cell screaming, who finally tells him to shut up?
(a) Kogin.
(b) Zhitnyak.
(c) The deputy warden.
(d) The warden.

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

12. How much money does Nikolai offer to Yakov if Yakov will fix up an apartment that Nikolai owns?
(a) 40 rubles.
(b) 60 rubles.
(c) 25 rubles.
(d) 100 rubles.

13. As the story begins, where is Yakov Bok?
(a) In his bedroom.
(b) In his kitchen.
(c) In prison.
(d) In temple.

14. After the winter finally ends, Yakov is desperate to relieve his boredom. What does Yakov do?
(a) Opens one of the phylacteries.
(b) Writes letters to his ex-wife.
(c) Engages the guards in philosophical discussions.
(d) Makes pencils from the stove ashes.

15. Who is the first person to bring firewood to Yakov's cell?
(a) The warden.
(b) The Minister of Justice.
(c) The colonel.
(d) The deputy warden.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Yakov in solitary confinement before Bibikov comes to question him again?

2. What does Yakov decide not to reveal to the boatman?

3. As Yakov begins to think he's going mad, whose ghost does he see?

4. According to the prosecutor in the courtroom, what punishment is Yakov facing?

5. What does Raisl always beg Yakov to do?

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