1. What makes Makar and Aksionov well-rounded characters?
A. Makar and Aksionov developed faith in a supreme being as a result of their suffering.
B. Makar spared Aksionov's life, and Aksionov did not sell-off Makar during the interrogation.
C. Makar and Aksionov are the exact opposite of each other, but both of them are at the mercy of
the law.
D. Makar chose to rectify his evil deeds, and Aksionov found enlightennent despite having lost
everything he had.
What important element symbolized the problems on absence of true justice, as well as lack of
freedom from clinging too much on material values?
A. The prison setting
B. The act of flogging
C. The character Makar
D. The final dialogue between Vakar and Aksionov
3. What is the appropriate theme of the story?
A. Forgiveness is given only to those who ask for it.
B. Forgiveness sets free both the victim and the offender.
C. Repeatedly asking forgiveness is a sign of the offender's sincerity,
D. Forgiveness does not change the past, but it lets people more on to a better future,
What makes the plot different from other stories?
A. Divine intervention helped the characters resolve the contlict.
B. The protagonist never succeeded in anything he did or attempted to do.
C. The denouement seems open-ended, but the conflict was clearly resolved.
D. The plot was developed with various literary techniques such as foreshadou ing, flashback and
plot twists.
5. What is the relevance of the title to the entire story?
A. It means that justice will be served, but it may come too late sometimes,
B. It means that trials in life are God's way of making us acknorrledge his existence,
C. It inplies that supreme beings do not intervene with the affurs and problems of humans.
D. It suggests that, even if the whole world is against us, God knows the truth and acts at the
right time​​