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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “God Sees the Truth, But Waits” pp. 107-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who emerges from their vehicle to approach Aksionov and question him at the inn?
(a) Two women.
(b) Two children.
(c) Two merchants.
(d) Two soldiers.

2. What does the police officer tell Aksionov about the merchant he saw the night before?
(a) He is missing.
(b) He was found shot.
(c) He was found with his throat cut.
(d) He was found strangled.

3. Who is the author of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Dostoevsky.
(b) Tolstoy.
(c) Turgenev.
(d) Nabokov.

4. Who is the main character introduced at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Ivan Vladimir Ivanov.
(b) Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov.
(c) Vladimir Dmitrich Aksionov.
(d) Dmitrich Vladimir Nishny.

5. When Aksionov heads out for the fair in the morning, how long before he stops to rest and feed his horse?
(a) 25 miles.
(b) 8 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Aksionov stop to stay half way to his destination at the beginning of the story?

2. Where do the soldiers and officer take Aksionov?

3. What is Aksionov asked about his previous night’s stay?

4. How does Tolstoy describe Aksionov’s behavior in prison?

5. Why does Aksionov’s wife plead with him to stay home at the beginning of the story?

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