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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 new prisoner tell Aksionov of his family?
(a) They are rich.
(b) They are poor.
(c) They moved to America.
(d) He has never heard of them.

2. What happens to Aksionov before he can be released from prison?
(a) He kills the guard.
(b) He dies.
(c) He escapes.
(d) He kills Semyonich.

3. How does Aksionov reply when asked by the new prisoners why he is in jail?
(a) He says he must have deserved it.
(b) He says he robbed a bank.
(c) He says he killed a man.
(d) He says he was wrongfully convicted of murder.

4. How does Aksionov feel after thinking of the 26 years he spent in prison for another man’s crime?
(a) He feels happy for his health.
(b) He feels he must forgive.
(c) He feels thankful he might finally get out.
(d) He feels ready to kill himself.

5. What do the other prisoners tell the newcomers about how Aksionov ended up in Siberia?
(a) They tell them he robbed the innkeeper.
(b) They tell them he committed murder.
(c) They tell them someone killed a merchant and hid his knife among Aksionov’s things.
(d) They tell them he will not say why he is there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Makar Semyonich beg Aksionov for after he confesses to him what he did?

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

3. What does Semyonich tell Aksionov will happen to him if Aksionov “blabs” on him?

4. How does Semyonich respond when Aksionov asks if he has heard of his crime?

5. Who enters Aksionov’s room the night he was questioned by the guard about the tunnel?

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 Aksionov tell Semyonich when he enters his room at night after the tunnel was found.

3. How does “God Sees the Truth But Waits” end?

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

5. What does Aksionov discover Makar Semyonich has done one night when he is walking the prison after not sleeping for two weeks?

6. Why does Aksionov begin to suspect Makar Semyonich is the one who killed the merchant?

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

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

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

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

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