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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prosthetic Appliances, Quiet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?
(a) Half a mile away.
(b) A mile away.
(c) A quarter mile away.
(d) 500 feet away.

2. 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?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His nose.
(c) His mouth.
(d) His ears.

3. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?
(a) Bread.
(b) Biscuits.
(c) Grapes.
(d) Jam.

4. What dessert were the prisoners fed in "Quiet"?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Cake.
(d) Sugared bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was denied hot food for refusing to give up his prosthetic arm?

2. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")

3. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?

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

5. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive hot food?

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