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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. What had Merzlakov received for breakfast on the morning that he compared humans to livestock?
(a) One slice of bread.
(b) An ounce of milk.
(c) Three spoonfuls of porridge.
(d) Two eggs.

2. What did the narrator claim was a "special joy for a convict"? ("Dry Rations")
(a) To have thick soup.
(b) To eat with friends.
(c) To prepare food.
(d) To eat alone.

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

4. What did Andrei Platonov do prior to being in the camps?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a movie scriptwriter.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a novelist.

5. What was a "kolymka"?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A bread.
(c) A pudding.
(d) A camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Kurchen write his letter with his left hand instead of his right?

2. Which of the following instruments were allowed to be used by political prisoners when under the watch of the worst camp heads?

3. Where did the convicts spend the night in "My First Tooth"?

4. What was Romanov's real occupation? ("The Lawyers' Plot.")

5. How many axe handles were the men in "Carpenters" required to make every day?

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