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

2. Who did Gorbunov kill in "Major Pugachov's Last Battle"?
(a) A man who took his bread.
(b) A guard.
(c) Another prisoner.
(d) A man who took his shoes.

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

4. What did the narrator claim had left all men, in "Dry Rations," because of the long fasts that they suffered through?
(a) All need for food.
(b) All desire to survive.
(c) All will to live.
(d) All human emotions.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the prisoners refuse to eat in the dining hall and take back to their barracks? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")

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

3. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?

4. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")

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

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