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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carpenters, Dry Rations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?
(a) Mitenth.
(b) Nintekuv.
(c) Supktov.
(d) Duskania.

2. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?
(a) Hate-fueled.
(b) Lies.
(c) Tyranny.
(d) Myths.

3. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 70.

4. Fedya Shapov had been a member of what league prior to becoming a prisoner?
(a) The Youth League of Russia.
(b) The Imperialist League.
(c) The Young Communist League.
(d) The Red Power League.

5. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?
(a) 500 feet away.
(b) Half a mile away.
(c) A mile away.
(d) A quarter mile away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?

2. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?

3. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")

4. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?

5. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?

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