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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Carpenters," for how long had the fog been so thick that a man was not able to be seen from "two paces away"?
(a) Forever.
(b) 2 days.
(c) A month.
(d) One week.

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

3. In "Sententious," how many shotguns were kept in the tent of the narrator?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

4. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?
(a) His hand.
(b) His back.
(c) His leg.
(d) His shoulder.

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

6. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")
(a) "The Club of Black Jacks."
(b) "The Vampire."
(c) "The Count of Montecristo."
(d) "Utopia."

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

8. How did the narrator, in "Sententious," perceive the tent in which he slept?
(a) As a place of comfort.
(b) As a gift.
(c) As a fog.
(d) As a comfortable bed.

9. What did the prisoners refuse to eat in the dining hall and take back to their barracks? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
(a) Crackers.
(b) Kasha.
(c) Bread.
(d) Soup.

10. What was the narrator sitting by at the opening of "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A boulder.
(c) A fence.
(d) A tree.

11. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?
(a) "Never again."
(b) "Go to hell."
(c) "There is always tomorrow."
(d) "Leave me to die."

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

13. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")
(a) 90 Minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) 150 minutes.
(d) 120 minutes.

14. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?
(a) The urge to escape.
(b) The desire to die.
(c) The danger of a "lurch into death."
(d) The renewed hope of life.

15. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?
(a) Pity for loved-ones.
(b) Pity for mankind.
(c) Pity for animals.
(d) Pity for self.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")

2. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?

3. What did the narrator say was the only thing that a prisoner would wash if he were only allotted a spoonful of water to bathe?

4. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")

5. What appeared on a tree stump at the end of "Sententious"?

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