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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. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?
(a) In his clothes.
(b) Sitting up.
(c) Standing.
(d) With a blanket over his head.

2. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")
(a) "Utopia."
(b) "The Club of Black Jacks."
(c) "The Vampire."
(d) "The Count of Montecristo."

3. What did the two men, from "A Pushover Job," place into the bag of pine needles?
(a) A rabbit.
(b) A stone.
(c) A stick.
(d) A watch.

4. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?
(a) 50.
(b) 30.
(c) 70.
(d) 90.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What article of the Criminal Code defined political prisoners?

3. What was a "kolymka"?

4. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?

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

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