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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Aksionov’s wife react when she sees him in jail for the first time?
(a) She tells him he is getting out.
(b) She says he looks awful.
(c) She calls him a murderer.
(d) She passes out.

2. In what city is Aksionov imprisoned?
(a) Siberia.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Nizhny.
(d) Moscow.

3. What do the officers and soldier do with Aksionov’s luggage after telling him about the merchant?
(a) They give it back to him.
(b) They search it.
(c) They take it away.
(d) They throw it in the trash.

4. What book does Aksionov purchase with the money he makes in prison?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) The Holy Bible.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) The Lives of Saints.

5. What trait of Aksionov does Tolstoy give as the reason he is liked by the prison authorities?
(a) Sense of humor.
(b) Studiousness.
(c) Industriousness.
(d) Meekness.

6. How many homes does Aksionov own at the beginning of the story?
(a) 0.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

7. In what town does Aksionov live at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?
(a) Nizhny.
(b) Vladimir.
(c) Volkhov.
(d) Vladivostok.

8. What does Aksionov’s wife ask him in jail, which upsets him?
(a) If he has any money to give to her.
(b) If he committed the crime.
(c) If she can tell their children he died.
(d) If they can divorce.

9. What does Aksionov do in prison on Sundays?
(a) He when to church and sang in the choir.
(b) He did not speak or work.
(c) He met with fellow prisoners for Bible study.
(d) He had become a priest and gave sermons.

10. Whom does Aksionov spend time with when he stops for the night on his way to the fair?
(a) His brother.
(b) A stranger.
(c) His old friend.
(d) A fellow merchant.

11. How much money does Aksionov tell the officer he has on him?
(a) 10,000 rubles.
(b) 800 rubles.
(c) 8,000 rubles.
(d) 8,000,000 rubles.

12. Where does Aksionov stop to stay half way to his destination at the beginning of the story?
(a) He sleeps outside.
(b) His friend’s house.
(c) An inn.
(d) His brother’s house.

13. How does Aksionov earn money in prison?
(a) Making gloves.
(b) Writing appeals for other prisoners.
(c) Selling cigarettes.
(d) Making boots.

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

15. What do the prisoners ask of Aksionov whenever they want to “petition the prison authorities about anything” (111)?
(a) To be their spokesman.
(b) To write a letter for them.
(c) To trick the authorities into doing what they want.
(d) To pray for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character introduced at the beginning of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

2. What is the name of the vehicle that approaches while Aksionov is resting at the inn?

3. When Aksionov heads out for the fair in the morning, how long before he stops to rest and feed his horse?

4. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?

5. What is found in Aksionov’s luggage?

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