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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. To whom was "Sententious" dedicated?
(a) Simon Gradstrom.
(b) Romentz Bulvikov.
(c) Nadezhda Mandelshtam.
(d) Nitkita Drezgrov.

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

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

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

5. What did Bagretsov cut his finger on as he lay on the ground near Glebov?
(a) A rock.
(b) A knife.
(c) A branch.
(d) A zipper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the narrator claim was the farthest thing from envy, fear and bitterness? ("Sententious.")

2. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?

3. What was Glebov's old occupation before being sent to the camps?

4. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what keys did Gorbunov come to the guardhouse to get?

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

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