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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many carpenters were allowed to be retained in "Magic"?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

2. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?
(a) His right hand had been burned.
(b) He lost his right hand in the ovens.
(c) He was crippled on his right side.
(d) He had been shot in the right shoulder.

3. In "On Tick," what did the narrator say was the safest place to be?
(a) The horse-drivers' barracks.
(b) The guards' room.
(c) The bathroom.
(d) The food-storage room.

4. What did Praga, in "Esperanto," do to his clothing?
(a) Traded it for tobacco.
(b) Traded it for extra soup.
(c) Tore it into rags.
(d) Burned it.

5. In "Quiet," what was concerning to the narrator about the tables in the camp dining room?
(a) They were sticky.
(b) They were broken.
(c) They were clean.
(d) They were full of food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?

3. In "Magic," what object was tapping on the window?

4. In "Carpenters," for how long had the fog been so thick that a man was not able to be seen from "two paces away"?

5. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?

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