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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the narrator say was mixed into the bread that made it "magnificent"? ("Land-Lease.")
(a) Sugar.
(b) Hope.
(c) Love.
(d) Tea.

2. In "A Pushover Job," which northern tree did the narrator state that he loved the most?
(a) The dwarf pine.
(b) The giant elm.
(c) The dwarf cedar.
(d) The massive oak.

3. What day was it during "Chief of Political Control"?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Tuesday.

4. In "In The Night," what were Glebov and Bagretsov looking for?
(a) A bread supply.
(b) A dead body.
(c) A lost purse.
(d) A road to escape.

5. What book set did the narrator plan on buying once he reached Moscow? ("The Train.")
(a) "The Complete Works of Walt Whitman."
(b) "History of Russia."
(c) "History of WWI."
(d) "The Complete Works of Shakespeare."

Short Answer Questions

1. When the name "Skoroseev" was mentioned to the narrator, what did he immediately recall? ("Esperanto.")

2. What story did the men at the fire NOT want to hear Platonov tell? (The Snake Charmer.")

3. What fresh prints were described at the opening of "Land Lease"?

4. Why did Golubev's boss like him? ("Magic.")

5. What kind of underwear had the narrator not worn in years? ("The Train.")

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