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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. During what months would the dwarf cedar tree rise up from the ground?
(a) December or January.
(b) April or May.
(c) September or October.
(d) March or April.

2. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim was the first pity to return?
(a) Pity for mankind.
(b) Pity for loved-ones.
(c) Pity for self.
(d) Pity for animals.

3. What did the narrator say that he refused to listen to? ("Sententious.")
(a) Fairy tales.
(b) Promises.
(c) Songs.
(d) Love stories.

4. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?
(a) He was crippled on his right side.
(b) His right hand had been burned.
(c) He had been shot in the right shoulder.
(d) He lost his right hand in the ovens.

5. What work gang was never worried about in regard to running away? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")
(a) The mine gang.
(b) The forestry gang.
(c) The road gang.
(d) The bathhouse gang.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Merzlakov steal when he "miraculously managed" to get a stable-hand job at the camps?

4. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?

5. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")

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