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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Used-Book Dealer.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what director was "The Injector" written to?
(a) The Director of Mines.
(b) The Director of Incoming Prisoners.
(c) The Director of Munitions.
(d) The Director of Supplies.

3. What was raked into Shemolyov's work gang? ("The Lawyers' Plot.")
(a) Human rejects.
(b) The deformed.
(c) Professionals.
(d) Tradesmen.

4. In "A Piece of Meat," how did Golubev always sleep?
(a) With a blanket over his head.
(b) In his clothes.
(c) Sitting up.
(d) Standing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Before 1938, according to "Land-Lease," what was used to move logs?

2. What did the narrator always fail to do in time for dinner? ("Sententious.")

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

4. What book set did the narrator plan on buying once he reached Moscow? ("The Train.")

5. What did the narrator state was a "sufficiently weighty and effective psychological weapon"? ("The Used-Book Dealer.")

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