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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lend-Lease, Condensed Milk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What month was it in "The Lawyers' Plot"?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) October.

2. In "My First Tooth," what was written in coal on the walls of the basement?
(a) "Do not give up your humanity!"
(b) "Remember your wives!"
(c) "Comrades, be strong!"
(d) "Do not give up!"

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

4. From where did the new group of prisoners come from? ("Magic.")
(a) St. Petersburg.
(b) Prague.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Leningrad.

5. How much oatmeal did the convicts receive in their portions? ("Land-Lease")
(a) 2 tablespoons.
(b) 1 tablespoon.
(c) Half a cup.
(d) One cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the guard with the bright-blue eyes in "My First Tooth"?

2. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")

3. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?

4. What were contained in the "magical jars" in the story "Land-Lease"?

5. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?

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