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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 narrator sitting by at the opening of "The Snake Charmer"?
(a) A boulder.
(b) A gun.
(c) A fence.
(d) A tree.

2. What month was it in the opening of "My First Tooth"?
(a) June.
(b) April.
(c) October.
(d) August.

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

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

5. Who shoved the narrator up against a window in the basement? ("My First Tooth.")
(a) Demetri.
(b) Gusev.
(c) Trentkov.
(d) Frentscov.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Golubev's boss in "Magic," who are all of the carpenters?

2. To what Shakespearean character was the taker of "meat" compared?

3. Who did Fedya write to at the end of "Dry Rations"?

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

5. What work gang was never worried about in regard to running away? ("Major Pugachov's Last Battle.")

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