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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. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

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

3. What did the narrator claim was "a relative concept"? ("In the Bathhouse")
(a) Wishes.
(b) Eating.
(c) Lamenting.
(d) Infestation.

4. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A grain cutter.
(b) A farmer.
(c) A stable-hand.
(d) A cattle rancher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?

2. What did the narrator say "materialized out of nowhere"? ("Sententious.")

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

4. At the beginning of "In The Night," what had just ended?

5. What did Garkunov have under his dirty undershirt?

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