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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 compare the hills to in "A Pushover Job"?
(a) Loaves of sugar.
(b) Sugar cookies.
(c) Frosted glass.
(d) Clouds.

2. What was no convict able to have of his own? ("In the Bathhouse.")
(a) Shoes.
(b) Towels.
(c) Underwear.
(d) Socks.

3. 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?
(a) His nose.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His ears.
(d) His mouth.

4. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?
(a) Three spoonfuls of porridge.
(b) One slice of bread.
(c) Two eggs.
(d) An ounce of milk.

5. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")
(a) Love stories.
(b) Promises.
(c) Songs.
(d) Fairy tales.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the narrator claim was "a relative concept"? ("In the Bathhouse")

5. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?

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