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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1939, what quarantine had the narrator and five others endured? ("Esperanto.")
(a) Typhoid.
(b) TB.
(c) The plague.
(d) Measles.

2. What did Fedya call Platonov in "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) Igor.
(b) Russian.
(c) Ivan.
(d) Michael.

3. What was the name of the guard with the bright-blue eyes in "My First Tooth"?
(a) Noken.
(b) Gusev.
(c) Siberkov.
(d) Sherbakov.

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

5. According to Golubev's boss in "Magic," who are all of the carpenters?
(a) The men with belts.
(b) Those with bruised hands.
(c) The peasants.
(d) Those with stitches on their arms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")

2. What were "unfortunate ones" made to think that machine grease was? ("Land-Lease.")

3. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")

4. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?

5. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?

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