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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Carpenters, Dry Rations.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?
(a) A stone.
(b) A rabbit.
(c) A stick.
(d) A watch.

2. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?
(a) September or October.
(b) March or April.
(c) December or January.
(d) April or May.

3. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
(a) The dwarf pine.
(b) The massive oak.
(c) The dwarf cedar.
(d) The giant elm.

4. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?
(a) Up to a hundred.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten to fifteen.
(d) Twenty at a time.

5. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?
(a) Crackers.
(b) Oatmeal.
(c) Grits.
(d) Bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?

2. What did Merzlakov steal when he "miraculously managed" to get a stable-hand job at the camps?

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

4. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?

5. According to Merzlakov, who were the first to die in the camps?

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