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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the officer order the soldiers to do to Aksionov after they have searched his luggage?
(a) Bind him and throw him in the cart.
(b) Beat him.
(c) Hang him.
(d) Let him go.

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

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

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

5. What did Aksionov do excessively at one time, but give up after marriage?
(a) Gamble.
(b) Drink.
(c) Eat.
(d) Smoke.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Aksionov do in prison on Sundays?

3. What color is Aksionov’s hair after 26 years in prison?

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

5. How many years does Aksionov spend in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aksionov do when he stops at the Inn for the night on his way to the fair?

2. What do the other prisoners come to call Aksionov once he has grown old in prison?

3. How does Aksionov react when he is accused of killing the merchant?

4. What happens when Aksionov’s wife tries to visit him in prison?

5. Where is Aksionov going at the start of the story to sell his goods?

6. What does Aksionov decide after his wife leaves the prison after her first visit?

7. How is Aksionov described at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

8. What is Ivan Dmitrich Aksionov’s occupation at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

9. What does Aksionov own at the start of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

10. Why do the soldiers and officer believe Aksionov killed the merchant?

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