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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?
(a) A stick.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A stone.
(d) A watch.

2. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive hot food?
(a) X.
(b) XX.
(c) XHF.
(d) NHF.

3. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what did Major Pugachov tell a party boss he was preparing for?
(a) A trip to the ovens.
(b) A play.
(c) A transfer to another camp.
(d) A concert.

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

5. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")
(a) Shoes.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Towels.
(d) Socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?

2. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?

3. What did the narrator refuse to give up at the end of "Prosthetic Appliances"?

4. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?

5. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?

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