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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 throw it in the trash.
(c) They search it.
(d) They take it away.

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

3. What does Aksionov do while drinking tea at the inn where he stopped to rest?
(a) Writes to his wife.
(b) Plays cards.
(c) Plays his guitar.
(d) Tries to sell his goods.

4. What is Aksionov charged with doing to the merchant from Ryazan?
(a) Killing him.
(b) Stealing his goods.
(c) Robbing him of 20,000 rubles.
(d) Killing him and robbing him of 20,000 rubles.

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

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

7. What does Aksionov do after he is taken away by the soldiers and the officer?
(a) He asks to see his wife.
(b) He crosses himself and weeps.
(c) He screams he did not do it.
(d) He tries to run away.

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

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

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

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

12. What is found in Aksionov’s luggage?
(a) A rope.
(b) A gun.
(c) Gloves.
(d) A blood-stained knife.

13. 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.

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

15. How is Aksionov’s beard described after 26 years in prison?
(a) Blonde and curly.
(b) He shaves his beard daily.
(c) Short and black.
(d) Long, thin, and grey.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Aksionov earn money in prison?

2. Who is the first person to visit Aksionov in jail?

3. Where is the fair Aksionov is heading to at the start of the story?

4. Who does Aksionov say is the only person they must appeal to after his wife leaves?

5. How many years does Aksionov spend in prison?

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