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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 did the narrator claim was a "special joy for a convict"? ("Dry Rations")
(a) To eat with friends.
(b) To have thick soup.
(c) To prepare food.
(d) To eat alone.

2. Who was shot in "Quiet"?
(a) The guard's dog.
(b) The food server.
(c) The guard.
(d) The sectarian.

3. What did the prisoners refuse to eat in the dining hall and take back to their barracks? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
(a) Soup.
(b) Bread.
(c) Crackers.
(d) Kasha.

4. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?
(a) His right hand had been burned.
(b) He lost his right hand in the ovens.
(c) He was crippled on his right side.
(d) He had been shot in the right shoulder.

5. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
(a) The dwarf cedar.
(b) The dwarf pine.
(c) The massive oak.
(d) The giant elm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Potashnikov receive for dinner at the end of "Carpenters"?

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

4. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?

5. In "Quiet," what was concerning to the narrator about the tables in the camp dining room?

(see the answer key)

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