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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator compare the hills to in "A Pushover Job"?
(a) Clouds.
(b) Loaves of sugar.
(c) Frosted glass.
(d) Sugar cookies.

2. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Songs.
(c) Love stories.
(d) Promises.

3. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?
(a) Bread.
(b) Grits.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Oatmeal.

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

5. What did the narrator claim was the farthest thing from envy, fear and bitterness? ("Sententious.")
(a) Solidarity.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Caring.
(d) Love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?

3. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?

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

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

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