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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Magic," what object was tapping on the window?
(a) A stick.
(b) A bird.
(c) A tree branch.
(d) A cat.

4. What article of the Criminal Code defined political prisoners?
(a) 58.
(b) 67.
(c) 14.
(d) 114.

5. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?
(a) Sitting up.
(b) In his clothes.
(c) Standing.
(d) With a blanket over his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?

2. What was the only way that prisoners could stand by the stove in "Quiet"?

3. What did the narrator say "materialized out of nowhere"? ("Sententious.")

4. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")

5. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")

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