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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 Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do because Aksionov did not tell the Governor what he did?
(a) Give his life over to God.
(b) Help Aksionov escape.
(c) Pray with Aksionov daily.
(d) Confess to killing the merchant.

2. How does Aksionov feel after saying that he may be “a hundred times worse” (117) than Semyonich?
(a) Like a liar.
(b) Sick.
(c) His heart feels light and he no longer yearns for home.
(d) Enraged.

3. What does Aksionov say to Semyonich when he asks his forgiveness and calls himself a wretch?
(a) He says he does not need his forgiveness.
(b) He says he could never forgive him.
(c) He says he forgives him.
(d) He says God will forgive hm.

4. What does Aksionov tell the person who visits his cell the night he was questioned by the guard about the tunnel?
(a) He says to leave or he will call the guard.
(b) He asks the person to kill him.
(c) He says he is getting released.
(d) He says they should escape through the tunnel right away.

5. What was Semyonich’s demeanor while the Governor questioned Aksionov?
(a) Unconcerned.
(b) Sad.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is something Aksionov does NOT think of in bed the night he first met Semyonich?

2. What does the new prisoner tell Aksionov of his family?

3. What did the convoy soldiers notice after taking the convicts out to work one day?

4. What does Semyonich decide to do at the end of “God Sees the Truth But Waits”?

5. How does Makar Semyonich react when he hears of why Aksionov is in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Makar tell Aksionov he will do if he tells anyone what he has found out, and how does Aksionov respond?

2. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov about the merchant’s murder?

3. What do the new convicts discuss when they first arrive at the prison?

4. How does the Governor ask Aksionov about the tunnel, thinking it will convince him to tell what he knows?

5. What does Aksionov tell Semyonich about being released from prison?

6. Why does Semyonich come to beg Aksionov’s forgiveness after the tunnel was found?

7. How does Makar Semyonich come to learn who Aksionov is and how does he react?

8. Why does the Governor come to question the prisoners near the end of the story?

9. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov he will do so that Aksionov can be set free?

10. How does Aksionov reply to the Governor when asked who dug the tunnel?

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