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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?
(a) Duskania.
(b) Supktov.
(c) Nintekuv.
(d) Mitenth.

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

4. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")
(a) 150 minutes.
(b) One hour.
(c) 90 Minutes.
(d) 120 minutes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?

2. What did the narrator claim had left all men, in "Dry Rations," because of the long fasts that they suffered through?

3. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?

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

5. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?

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