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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My First Tooth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the only way that prisoners could stand by the stove in "Quiet"?
(a) To dry bread.
(b) To warm their soup.
(c) To dry shoes.
(d) To dry their hands.

2. In "Major Pugachov's Last Battle," what did Major Pugachov tell a party boss he was preparing for?
(a) A transfer to another camp.
(b) A trip to the ovens.
(c) A play.
(d) A concert.

3. In "Magic," what object was tapping on the window?
(a) A tree branch.
(b) A cat.
(c) A bird.
(d) A stick.

4. What appeared on a tree stump at the end of "Sententious"?
(a) A clean pair of underware.
(b) A pouch of tobacco.
(c) A record-player.
(d) A pint of vodka.

5. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")
(a) Quail.
(b) Pheasant.
(c) Grouse.
(d) Duck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Golubev's boss in "Magic"?

2. What, in "My First Tooth," was rented to put convicts into?

3. According to Merzlakov, who were the first to die in the camps?

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

5. What dessert were the prisoners fed in "Quiet"?

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