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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) Nitkita Drezgrov.
(b) Simon Gradstrom.
(c) Nadezhda Mandelshtam.
(d) Romentz Bulvikov.

2. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?
(a) His mother.
(b) His wife.
(c) His brother.
(d) His father.

3. In "Quiet," what was concerning to the narrator about the tables in the camp dining room?
(a) They were clean.
(b) They were broken.
(c) They were sticky.
(d) They were full of food.

4. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?
(a) Tyranny.
(b) Hate-fueled.
(c) Lies.
(d) Myths.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain spring did the narrator and his three companions reach at the beginning of "Dry Rations"?

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

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

4. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")

5. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?

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