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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?
(a) 70.
(b) 30.
(c) 50.
(d) 90.

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

3. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")
(a) Hate.
(b) Love.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Fear.

4. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A grain cutter.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A cattle rancher.
(d) A stable-hand.

5. In "In The Night," what were Glebov and Bagretsov looking for?
(a) A dead body.
(b) A road to escape.
(c) A lost purse.
(d) A bread supply.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")

2. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?

3. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")

4. What did "Carpenters" state men were not shown?

5. What did the narrator claim was a "special joy for a convict"? ("Dry Rations")

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