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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Lend-Lease, Condensed Milk.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Peter Zayats beaten by the guards in "My First Tooth"?
(a) Refusal to stand for roll-call.
(b) For spitting on a guard.
(c) For taking extra food.
(d) For being sick.

2. What was the name of Golubev's boss in "Magic"?
(a) Flakov.
(b) Stiffern.
(c) Kindner.
(d) Stukov.

3. At the beginning of "In The Night," what had just ended?
(a) Supper.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Noon tea.
(d) Lunch.

4. Where, in "Magic," was Golubev summoned to?
(a) The guardhouse.
(b) The supply room.
(c) The office of the chief.
(d) The bathhouse.

5. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?
(a) Pick.
(b) Wheelbarrow.
(c) All of those listed.
(d) Saw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Pesniakevich's mother own in Minsk? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")

3. What kind of bird did the narrator say was unafraid of people and could be shot easily? ("Sententious.")

4. What equipment arrived from America and, therefore, convicts learned a new word?

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

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