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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following monsters did Solzhenitsyn compare Borsch to when he saw him at the medical hospital in camp?
(a) A vampire.
(b) A mummy.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A werewolf.

2. Which country is the Russian army retreating from in 1941?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) China.
(d) France.

3. What did Gendelman do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a soldier.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a teacher.

4. Which of the following sections of the memoir deals with the show trials?
(a) "The Law as a Child."
(b) "The Law Matures."
(c) "The Law in Infancy."
(d) "The Law Becomes a Man."

5. Which of the following adjectives is NOT used to describe the academic civilians in Russia?
(a) Pious.
(b) Useless.
(c) Rotten.
(d) Slovenly.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many procedures did Solzhenitsyn undergo before finally being sentenced?

2. How were prisoners treated when they spoke in their own defense at trial?

3. During what month of the year was Solzhenitsyn sentenced to serve time in Gulag?

4. For how long did Solzhenitsyn walk around Russia as a free man before being sent to Gulag?

5. What color were the patches worn on the shoulders of the Russian soldiers?

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