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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?
(a) Pity for self.
(b) Pity for animals.
(c) Pity for loved-ones.
(d) Pity for mankind.

3. What did the narrator claim was the farthest thing from envy, fear and bitterness? ("Sententious.")
(a) Solidarity.
(b) Love.
(c) Caring.
(d) Warmth.

4. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")
(a) Shoes.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Towels.
(d) Socks.

5. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?
(a) The danger of a "lurch into death."
(b) The desire to die.
(c) The renewed hope of life.
(d) The urge to escape.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

4. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?

5. Fedya Shapov had been a member of what league prior to becoming a prisoner?

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