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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. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 70.
(d) 50.

2. What happened to Garkunov at the end of "On Tick"?
(a) He died.
(b) He gave in to the requests.
(c) He escaped.
(d) He fell asleep.

3. 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.

4. What was the narrator sitting by at the opening of "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) A tree.
(b) A fence.
(c) A boulder.
(d) A gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As told in "In the Bathhouse," how many men are packed into the dressing-rooms of the bathhouse?

2. What was the only way that prisoners could stand by the stove in "Quiet"?

3. What did Merzlakov pretend was hurt so that he would not have to return to work?

4. Where were the needles of the dwarf cedar tree taken to?

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

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