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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapter 45, The End of the Monstrous Dwarf | Part I, Chapter 46, Great Expectations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the latest of the higher members of the Party to be imprisoned?
(a) Yezhov.
(b) Tukhachevsky.
(c) Zhdanov.
(d) Bukharin.

2. Why is Ginzburg happy after her trial?
(a) She receives three years but is allowed to serve in her home town.
(b) She is not to be executed.
(c) She is released for time served.
(d) She is only given two years.

3. Who is Garey Sagidullin?
(a) An old professor.
(b) A prison guard.
(c) A janitor.
(d) An interrogator.

4. How long does Ginzburg's trial last?
(a) Several days.
(b) 18 hours.
(c) 10 hours.
(d) 7 minutes.

5. Why does Ginzburg try to clean up herself?
(a) Her husband is allowed to visit.
(b) Her trial will be soon.
(c) Her defense lawyer is going to talk to her.
(d) Her mother is allowed to visit.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Ginzburg attribute her inability to distinguish one day from the next in the following year?

2. What has Ginzburg heard is an indication she is about to be shot?

3. Where is Ginzburg taken?

4. Who is Yezhov?

5. What does Sagidullin think is the reason for the current purge?

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