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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Used-Book Dealer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?
(a) A book by Shakespeare.
(b) A bible.
(c) Matchbooks.
(d) A book by Victor Hugo.

2. What kind of underwear had the narrator not worn in years? ("The Train.")
(a) Silk underwear.
(b) Cotton underwear.
(c) Knit underwear.
(d) Linen underwear.

3. What was being performed in the camp in "Esperanto"?
(a) "A Fig Branch."
(b) "Treason."
(c) "Lemonade."
(d) "The Tempest."

4. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?
(a) Up to a hundred.
(b) Ten to fifteen.
(c) Twenty at a time.
(d) Five.

5. Why had the lawyers in "The Lawyers' Plot" been taken to the House of Vaskov?
(a) To have a last meal.
(b) To be sentenced.
(c) To be shot.
(d) To be released.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who employed a famous hypnotist during in the 1930's? ("The Used-Book Dealer.")

2. What did the narrator claim was the farthest thing from envy, fear and bitterness? ("Sententious.")

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

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

5. What did Seva refuse to play cards for? ("On Tick.")

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