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Varlam Shalamov

Kolyma Tales Quiz

Varlam Shalamov
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Kolyma Tales Quiz

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1)

What work gang was never worried about in regard to running away? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.") (from Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick)

The bathhouse gang.
The road gang.
The forestry gang.
The mine gang.
2)

What grade did the narrator receive on his test of the Russian language? ("The Used-Book Dealer.") (from The Used-Book Dealer)

C.
A.
B.
D.
3)

In "A Piece of Meat," who "offered" a "bloody sacrifice"? (from A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer)

Golubev.
Praga.
Gulliver.
Yakut.
4)

What did Seva refuse to play cards for? ("On Tick.") (from Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick)

A coat.
A blanket.
A pillow.
Boots.
5)

What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"? (from A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer)

Igor.
Russian.
Ivan.
Michael.
6)

Where, in "Magic," was Golubev summoned to? (from Magic)

The office of the chief.
The guardhouse.
The bathhouse.
The supply room.
7)

What were both the narrator and the other man selected to take paramedic courses members of? ("The Used-Book Dealer.") (from The Used-Book Dealer)

RSS.
CRM.
SLR.
ASA.
8)

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

The German government.
Hitler.
The NKVD.
America.
9)

What was the Convict Injector to be replaced with? ("The Injector") (from The Chief of Political Control, A Child's Drawing, The Injector)

An older injector.
A new injector.
Nothing.
A civilian employee.
10)

To what Shakespearean character was the taker of "meat" compared? (from A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer)

Lorenzo.
Antonio.
Shylock.
MacBeth.
11)

What did the Diamond trucks and Studebakers haul along the roads in Kolyma? ("Land-Lease.") (from Lend-Lease, Condensed Milk)

Corn.
Soy.
Oats.
Wheat.
12)

How many mechanics were allowed to be retained in "Magic"? (from Magic)

30.
20.
15.
10.
13)

In "The Snake Charmer," how long did Platonov say that he had been in Jankhar? (from A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer)

5 years.
1 year.
2 years.
6 months.
14)

At the end of "Esperanto," what did Skoroseev ask of the narrator after he had spent the night in his (Skoroseev's) home? (from Esperanto)

Payment for the night.
A meal.
A blanket.
A smoke.
15)

What did Garkunov have under his dirty undershirt? (from Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick)

A fleece jacket.
A linen shirt.
A flak jacket.
A sweater.
16)

Why had the lawyers in "The Lawyers' Plot" been taken to the House of Vaskov? (from The Lawyer's Plot)

To be released.
To have a last meal.
To be shot.
To be sentenced.
17)

What was being performed in the camp in "Esperanto"? (from Esperanto)

"Lemonade."
"The Tempest."
"Treason."
"A Fig Branch."
18)

Why was Peter Zayats beaten by the guards in "My First Tooth"? (from My First Tooth)

For taking extra food.
For being sick.
Refusal to stand for roll-call.
For spitting on a guard.
19)

What sound did the narrator say was a symbol of the "mainland" for him? ("The Train.") (from The Train)

Soft voices.
The train whistle.
Laughter.
Russian music.
20)

What was the name of the famous hypnotist from Moscow circuses in the twenties? ("The Used-Book Dealer.") (from The Used-Book Dealer)

Factuos.
Ornaldo.
Plantov.
Summitoskh.
21)

What number gang was the director questioning in "The Injector"? (from The Chief of Political Control, A Child's Drawing, The Injector)

17.
8.
12.
4.
22)

What did the orderly tell the narrator to bring back from Romanov's home? ("The Lawyers' Plot.") (from The Lawyer's Plot)

A smoke.
A coat.
A piece of meat.
A beer.
23)

From where did the new group of prisoners come from? ("Magic.") (from Magic)

Leningrad.
St. Petersburg.
Moscow.
Prague.
24)

What was told, at the end of "The Lawyers' Plot", had happened to Rebrov? (from The Lawyer's Plot)

He had been sentenced to the mines.
He had been killed.
He had been arrested.
He had escaped.
25)

What was a "kolymka"? (from Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick)

A lamp.
A bread.
A camp.
A pudding.
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