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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the narrator, in "Sententious," perceive the tent in which he slept?
(a) As a gift.
(b) As a fog.
(c) As a comfortable bed.
(d) As a place of comfort.

2. What prints did the men in "Dry Rations" follow to get to the spring?
(a) Deer prints.
(b) Tractor prints.
(c) Solider's foot prints.
(d) Wagon prints.

3. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?
(a) One slice of bread.
(b) Two eggs.
(c) An ounce of milk.
(d) Three spoonfuls of porridge.

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

5. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year and a half.
(c) Six days.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?

3. In "In the Night," what was Glebov in no hurry to swallow?

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

5. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")

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