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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. How long had Merzlakov been in the camp (according to "Shock Therapy")?
(a) A year and a half.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six days.
(d) One year.

2. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what did Major Pugachov tell a party boss he was preparing for?
(a) A trip to the ovens.
(b) A transfer to another camp.
(c) A concert.
(d) A play.

3. What did the narrator always fail to do in time for dinner? ("Sententious.")
(a) Make bread.
(b) Bathe.
(c) Change clothes.
(d) Boil water.

4. What did the sectarian need his extra portion of food to do? ("Quiet.")
(a) Decide to die.
(b) Get a good nights rest.
(c) Lok forward to the next day.
(d) Find hope in life.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Glebov want at the end of "In the Night"?

2. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?

3. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")

4. What did the narrator say was the only thing that a prisoner would wash if he were only allotted a spoonful of water to bathe?

5. Who was denied hot food for refusing to give up his prosthetic arm?

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