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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Major Pugachov's Last Battle, On Tick.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Grouse.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Quail.
(d) Duck.

2. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?
(a) Simon Gradstrom.
(b) Nadezhda Mandelshtam.
(c) Romentz Bulvikov.
(d) Nitkita Drezgrov.

3. 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.

4. What was the only way that prisoners could stand by the stove in "Quiet"?
(a) To dry bread.
(b) To warm their soup.
(c) To dry shoes.
(d) To dry their hands.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")

3. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what did Major Pugachov tell a party boss he was preparing for?

4. What did Pesniakevich's mother own in Minsk? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")

5. What did the sectarian need his extra portion of food to do? ("Quiet.")

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