Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Long Exile Questions & Answers.
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The Long Exile Questions & Answers
Question 1: Why did the merchant’s wife tell her husband not to start out one day?
Answer: The merchant’s wife told her husband not to start out one day as she had had a prophetic dream about him returning to town as an old man.
Question 2: Why did the officials question Aksionov?
Answer: The officials questioned Aksionov because they suspected him of murdering a merchant from Ryazan and robbing him of twenty thousand roubles.
Question 3: What saddened Aksionov the most?
Answer: The fact that saddened Aksionov the most was that even his wife suspected him for a while and wanted him to reveal the truth.
Question 4: How was Aksionov able to manage life as a convict?
Answer: Aksionov managed his life as a convict by spending most of his time praying. He became religious and was more gentle and forbearing. He earned some money by making boots. Also, he read the lessons and sang in the choir of the prison church on Sundays.
Question 5: Did Aksionov want revenge?
Answer: Aksionov longed for revenge when he deduced that Semyonich was the murderer. However, he prayed and overcame his anger when he had a chance to take vengeance.
Question 6: What made Makar Semyonich finally reveal the truth?
Answer: The fact that Aksionov did not snitch on Semyonich and saved him from being flogged to death made him reveal the truth.
Question 7: Why did Semyonich beg for forgiveness?
Answer: Seymonich begged for forgiveness because Aksionov did not tell the Governor that Seymonich had been secretly digging a tunnel. Aksionov took pity on him despite knowing that Seymonich was the real murderer. This was too much for the murderer to bear, so he begged for forgiveness.
Question 8: Find evidence for the following:
(a) Aksionov was a God-fearing person.
Answer: About informing on Seymonich to the police, Aksionov decided to do ‘as God shall direct.’
(b) Aksionov had a misspent youth.
Answer: During inquiries made about Aksionov, ‘the merchants and other inhabitants of that town said that in former days he used to waste his time, but that he was now a good man.’
(c) Aksionov was just.
Answer: Whenever there were disputes among the prisoners they came to Aksionov, or ‘The Saint’ to sort out the matters.
(d) Aksionov’s wife was superstitious.
Answer: As Askionov was leaving for the fair, his wife said, ‘Ivan Dmitrich, do not start today; I have had a bad dream about you. I do not know what I am afraid of. I dreamt you returned from the town, and when you took off your cap I saw that your hair was quite grey.’
(e) Prisoners were treated harshly.
Answer: After being charged with murder, Aksionov was sentenced to be ‘first flogged with a knout.’
(f) Aksionov’s family prospered.
Answer: Seymonich tells Aksionov, ‘The Aksionovs are rich, though their father is in Siberia: a sinner like ourselves, it seems!’
So, these were The Long Exile Questions & Answers.