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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

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1. What is Shukhov's crime in the opening moments of the novel?

(A) Smoking

(B) Staying in bed too long

(D) Criticizing Stalin

2. Who is the foreman of Gang 104?

(A) Fetyukov

(B) Pavlov

(D) Tyurin

3. Of which food is the prisoner's ration two hundred grams per meal?

(A) Soup

(B) Fish

(D) Cabbage

4. What does Shukhov always keeps in his boot?

(A) A spoon

(B) A knife

(D) A bread ration

5. Of what is Ust-Izhma the name?

(A) Shukhov's horse in the old days

(B) Shukhov's hometown

(D) Shukhov's previous camp

6. What was the sixteen-year-old Gopchik's crime?

(A) Giving milk to nationalist rebels

(B) Embezzling funds from the collective farm

(D) Criticizing the Soviet economy

7. What does Kolya, the medical orderly in the camp, fancy himself?

(A) A painter

(B) A jazz musician

(D) A sculptor

8. How often does Shukhov think about his wife and daughters?

(A) Constantly

(B) At every meal

(D) Almost never

9. What is one of Tsezar's privileges?

(A) Not having to eat in the mess hall

(B) Getting a newspaper delivered

(D) Unlimited letter-writing

10. What is Shukhov's job at the Power Station?

(A) Electrician

(B) Bricklayer

(D) Window framer

11. Why was Shukhov late returning from the Power Station?

(A) He fell asleep

(B) He was working hard

(D) He was getting warm by the fire

12. For which of the following characters does Shukhov offer to wait in the parcel room line?

(A) Tyurin

(B) Fetyukov

(D) Tsezar

13. At the Power Station, what does Shukhov hide in his mitten?

(A) Five rubles

(B) A bit of steel

(D) Copper wire

14. What decree does a commander issue following the murders of a couple of stool pigeons?

(A) Prisoners may not walk alone in the camp

(B) Prisoners may not use the latrine after midnight

(D) Prisoners may never sleep in on Sundays

15. Why is Tsezar scared during the evening search by the guards?

(A) He is ill and cannot stand the cold

(B) His bag of food may be stolen

(D) He is supposed to be in the office

16. What do Shukhov and Alyoshka discuss in the novel's closing conversation?

(A) Vodka

(B) Family life

(D) Prayer

17. Why does Fetyukov get beaten up?

(A) He was outside past evening roll call

(B) He was sleeping on the job

(D) He was scrounging for cigarettes

18. Why is Tyurin in the prison camp?

(A) He was accused of spying for Britain

(B) He engaged in counter-revolutionary activity

(D) He was the son of a rich peasant

19. What religion is Alyoshka?

(A) Baptist

(B) Russian Orthodox

(D) Catholic

20. To whom does Shukhov give a biscuit at the very end of the novel?

(A) Tyurin

(B) Fetyukov

(D) Pavlo

21. Why does Shukhov not envy Tsezar for receiving parcels?

(A) Tsezar has to give presents to everyone

(B) Tsezar has to do extra work for every parcel received

(D) Tsezar has to give up his rations if he receives food

22. Who receives a punishment of ten days in the hole at the end of the novel?

(A) Fetyukov

(B) Alyoshka

(D) Pavlo

23. What nationality is Kildigs?

(A) Armenian

(B) Estonian

(D) Latvian

24. Of what has the Soviet government accused Shukhov?

(A) Stealing military secrets

(B) Spying for the Germans

(D) Opposing collectivization

25. How long is Shukhov's sentence?

(A) Twenty-five years

(B) Five years

(D) Ten years

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