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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sententious.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A cattle rancher.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A stable-hand.
(d) A grain cutter.

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

3. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")
(a) Love.
(b) Bitterness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Hate.

4. What did the narrator always fail to do in time for dinner? ("Sententious.")
(a) Make bread.
(b) Change clothes.
(c) Boil water.
(d) Bathe.

5. What did the narrator claim was a "special joy for a convict"? ("Dry Rations")
(a) To have thick soup.
(b) To eat alone.
(c) To eat with friends.
(d) To prepare food.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?

2. What was Glebov's old occupation before being sent to the camps?

3. What did the narrator claim was "a relative concept"? ("In the Bathhouse")

4. What prints did the men in "Dry Rations" follow to get to the spring?

5. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?

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