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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Piece of Meat, The Snake Charmer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?
(a) The bathouse.
(b) The commander's home.
(c) A "vitamin factory."
(d) A work house.

2. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?
(a) His leg.
(b) His back.
(c) His shoulder.
(d) His hand.

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

4. According to Merzlakov, who were the first to die in the camps?
(a) The "larger men."
(b) The "scrawny men."
(c) The "starved men."
(d) The "hungry men."

5. From what book were the cards made from that were used in "On Tick"?
(a) A book by Shakespeare.
(b) A bible.
(c) A book by Victor Hugo.
(d) Matchbooks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?

2. What did the narrator claim had left all men, in "Dry Rations," because of the long fasts that they suffered through?

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

4. How many men were standing in the corridor awaiting a strip search? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")

5. What did Andrei Platonov do prior to being in the camps?

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