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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Magic.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?
(a) Six days.
(b) Two years.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) One year.

2. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")
(a) A broken rib.
(b) Appendicitis.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) A broken back.

3. What did Pesniakevich's mother own in Minsk? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A laundry.
(c) A whore-house.
(d) A coffee shop.

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

5. Who was Golubev's bosses favorite? ("Magic.")
(a) Yakutsk.
(b) Aldan.
(c) Demidova.
(d) Miller.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Golubev's boss in "Magic," who are all of the carpenters?

3. What did Golubev's boss rely on to choose workers to stay at his camp?( "Magic.")

4. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?

5. What did Andrei Platonov do prior to being in the camps?

(see the answer key)

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