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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His father.
(b) His brother.
(c) His wife.
(d) His mother.

2. What did the narrator claim was "a relative concept"? ("In the Bathhouse")
(a) Lamenting.
(b) Infestation.
(c) Eating.
(d) Wishes.

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

4. What appeared on a tree stump at the end of "Sententious"?
(a) A clean pair of underware.
(b) A pint of vodka.
(c) A record-player.
(d) A pouch of tobacco.

5. At the beginning of "In The Night," what had just ended?
(a) Noon tea.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Supper.
(d) Lunch.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?

3. In "Sententious," how many shotguns were kept in the tent of the narrator?

4. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?

5. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?

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