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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men were standing in the corridor awaiting a strip search? ("Prosthetic Appliances.")
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 12.

2. For Potashnikov, how long did his breakfast sustain his work? ("Carpenters.")
(a) 150 minutes.
(b) 120 minutes.
(c) 90 Minutes.
(d) One hour.

3. In "Shock Therapy," what was described as Merzlakov's former profession?
(a) A cattle rancher.
(b) A stable-hand.
(c) A grain cutter.
(d) A farmer.

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

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

6. What was the last thing that Golubev said in "A Piece of Meat"?
(a) "Go to hell."
(b) "There is always tomorrow."
(c) "Never again."
(d) "Leave me to die."

7. What did the narrator claim was the last human emotion? ("Sententious.")
(a) Love.
(b) Fear.
(c) Bitterness.
(d) Hate.

8. What did Golubev fake so he would not have to return to work? ("A Piece of Meat")
(a) A broken rib.
(b) A broken back.
(c) Hearing loss.
(d) Appendicitis.

9. What did Garkunov have under his dirty undershirt?
(a) A flak jacket.
(b) A fleece jacket.
(c) A linen shirt.
(d) A sweater.

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

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

12. What did the narrator, in "Sententious," claim that each day brought?
(a) The renewed hope of life.
(b) The danger of a "lurch into death."
(c) The desire to die.
(d) The urge to escape.

13. What did the narrator say was the only thing that a prisoner would wash if he were only allotted a spoonful of water to bathe?
(a) His mouth.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His nose.
(d) His ears.

14. According to Merzlakov, who were the first to die in the camps?
(a) The "scrawny men."
(b) The "starved men."
(c) The "hungry men."
(d) The "larger men."

15. Because of the barrenness of the winter, as described in "A Pushover Job," how far could a person be seen from?
(a) A quarter mile away.
(b) Half a mile away.
(c) A mile away.
(d) 500 feet away.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many parts did the men have to divide their rations into? ("Dry Rations.")

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

3. What did the narrator claim had left all men, in "Dry Rations," because of the long fasts that they suffered through?

4. What are the bathhouse sessions referred to in "In the Bathhouse"?

5. In "Prosthetic Appliances," what would a guard mark a cell with if the cell was not to receive bread?

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